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Biodiversity of Shorupdah Beel, Manirumpur, Jessore

L. Majumder
Freshwater Station, Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

M. G. S. Riar
Freshwater Station, Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

N. A. Raushon
Freshwater Station, Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Sonia, Sku
Freshwater Station, Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

R. P. Mondal
Faculty of Ag. Eng. , Bangladesh Agriculture University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study was conducted to observe the biodiversity of Shorupdah Beel, fish species, non-piscine animal species and the aquatic vegetation. This beel riches with its biodiversity and most of them are consume by the people of surrounding area. This water body not so deep compare with its biodiversity, highest 5-6 feet in rainy season. A total fifty two species belong to ninteen families under nine orders were identified non-piscine biodiversity of Shorupdah Beel comprises five species of prawns, four species of mollusks, three species of arthropods, two species of amphibians and two species of reptiles. Only fish and prawn are consumed by local people and the highest catch found just after rainy season that is during August and September. Ten species of aquatic vegetation found in this beel. Among these some are edible and some are not. Fishermen and local people said that biodiversity has been declining very fast over the last decades due to change of water depth, over fishing, temperature, use of chemicals in agriculture etc.

Keywords: Shorupdah beel, Fish biodiversity, Non-Piscine diversity, Aquatic vegetation

Location: Shorupdah Beel in Monirampur upazila under Jessore district. April to October, 2014

Start Date: 00-01-2014

End Date: 00-10-2014

Program Area: Conservation and Biodiversity

Commodity: Fish

Objectives:

The present study was undertaken to assess the present status of fish biodiversity of Shorupdah Beel and to identify the aquatic vegetation of the Beel.

Methodology:

Shorupdah Beel in Monirampur upazila under Jessore district. Shorupdah Beel is occupied an area of 65 acre (during rainy season) which is 16 km far from the district town. Main source of water in this Beel is rainfall. The Beel area usually flooded every year. During dry season, the Beel is also used for the production of paddy and other crops. The local people living in surrounding villages of the Beel (Khedapara, Rohita, Galda, Gangalia) harvest fishes and other aquatic resources. For observation of biodiversity of Shorupdah Beel, data were collected for seven months from April to October, 2014. Data were collected fortnightly during the period of study. To collect pertinent information, interview technique was as followed: one local person (respondent) was selected to look for fishermen’s houses and to collect relevant data from fishermen. Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools such as Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and cross-check interviews with key informants were used for fishermen.To get data for questionnaire interview, simple random sampling method was followed for 40 fishermen in the Shorupdah Beel. The interview of fishermen was made at home or Beel sites during fishing.By observing the whole study area the author also accumulated some crucial information such as fish catch and aquatic vegetation of the beel.Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) was a group of method to collect information from target group. PRA tool such as Focus Group Discussion (FGD) was performed with fishermen. FGD was used to get an overview of particular issue such as existing fish catch composition.After collecting the data with the help of questionnaire interview and FGDs, it was crucial to check the information for justification of the collected data. Cross-check interviews were conducted with concerning person such as upazila fisheries officer (UFO), district fisheries officer (DFO), scientific officers of BFRI, School teachers, local leaders, NGOs worker etc.Data were coded, summarized and processed for analysis and interpretation.

Source of Information: J. Biosci. Agric. Res. 13(02): 1116-1121

Article Link (Online Journal): https://doi.org/10.18801/jbar.130217.136

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Achievement/Findings:

Aquatic population of Shorupdah Beel has been declining. Fishermen and local people said that many species of aquatic fauna and flora were less common due to change of water depth, over fishing, temperature, use of chemicals in agriculture etc. Fifty two species of fishes belonging to nineteen families under nine orders were found in different seasons.This Beel also enriched with sixteen others aquatic fauna and ten aquatic florae. Biodiversity of an area closely related with the local people livelihood, so the local authority related with Shorupdah Beel should take essential steps to protect the biodiversity of the Beel.

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