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Present Status of Shrimp Farming in Satkhira, a Southwestern District of Bangladesh

Md Abdur Rahman Al Mamun
Department of Fisheries Management, Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Motia Gulshan Ara
Department of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali-8602, Bangladesh

Kamrun Naher Azad
Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Jannatul Fatema
International Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IIAST), Rangpur-5404, Bangladesh

Zoarder Faruque Ahmed
Department of Fisheries Management, Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Mst Kaniz Fatema
Department of Fisheries Management, Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Shrimp has become one of the most important export products in recent decades due to increasing international demand. Shrimp farming is performing significant role in the livelihoods of rural people of southwestern part of Bangladesh which is considered the core areas for shrimp farming. To continue the trend of exporting shrimp worldwide it is very much needed to be familiar with the current culture practices with the precautions taken by the shrimp farmers. A total of 30 shrimp farmers in Shyamnagar upazilla of Satkhira district were interviewed to understand the present status of shrimp farming along with to identify the problems faced by the farmers, and to formulate some recommendations for better shrimp production development. Study showed that polyculture was the only culture technique followed by the shrimp farmers using natural water sources like rain and tide. Bagda (Penaeus mondon) was the dominant cultured species followed by Harina (Metapenaeus monoceros) because of their economic significance. Although wild post-larvae (PL) are better in quality than hatchery produced PL, farmers collected PL from both sources. Farmers usually used inorganic fertilizers like Urea and TSP instead of organic one, but they preferred natural feeds for cost efficiency and management purposes. The study also identified that shrimp diseases (white spot, gill rot and fin rot), lower market price, flood, high mortality and lack of scientific knowledge were the major constraints in shrimp farming. Government, donor agencies, planners, researchers and NGOs, therefore, should come forward to assist farmers for mitigating problems and achieve sustainable shrimp export earnings of Bangladesh.

Keywords: Shrimp farming, Bagda, Export Promotion Bureau, Polyculture

Location: Satkhira district, a coastal area of the Bay of Bengal, situated in the southwest part of Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-05-2015

End Date: 00-06-2015

Program Area: Animal Health and Management

Commodity: Shrimp

Objectives:

To know the present status of shrimp farming in the Southwestern region mainly in Satkhira district of Bangladesh

Methodology:

The study was conducted in the Satkhira district, a coastal area of the Bay of Bengal, situated in the southwest part of Bangladesh from May to June, 2015. Satkhira is the most important and promising area for shrimp culture because of the availability of wild post larvae, favorable resources and climatic conditions. This district is divided into seven upazillas. Among them, Shyamnagar is situated in the most southern part, near the Bay of Bengal. It is divided into 13 unions. Among them, 6 unions were selected for data collection. A well- designed questionnaire was prepared for collection of relevant information in accordance with the objectives. Data were collected by questionnaire interviewing of 30 shrimp farmers in the selected unions of Shyamnagar upazilla of Satkhira district. Farmers were selected for questionnaire interview through random sampling and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools like Large Group Discussion (LGD), Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and Cross-Check interviews with Key Information (KI). Besides primary information study, secondary data were collected from Department of Fisheries (DOF), Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), relevant journals, thesis, reports and official records. Collected information obtained from the survey were accumulated, grouped and interpreted according to the objectives as well as parameters. Some data contained numeric and narrative facts. The collected data were then coded, summarized, processed, tabulated by using simple statistical tools like averages and percentages and analyzed by Microsoft Excel.

Source of Information: Res. Agric., Livest. Fish.7(2): 311-320, August 2020

Article Link (Online Journal): DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/ralf.v7i2.48874

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Achievement/Findings:

Shrimp farming is the main activity of the rural people of the Southwestern coastal part of Bangladesh and is performing significant role in their livelihoods. Few decades ago, most of the farmers in coastal region started shrimp farming in small scale. In recent times, farmers are also practicing shrimp culture at larger scale by receiving proper training and gaining scientific knowledge on shrimp culture. Nevertheless, the production rate of shrimp in our country is lower compared to other countries. However, production can be raised up to 2 to 3 folds by improving culture systems and management practices. Having higher profit from shrimp culture, the farmers, as well as non-farmers, are being more interested in this sector. Therefore, the authorities should concern about import of virus-infected stocks, disease monitoring, and distribution of new scientific knowledge among the farmers which are important for the improvement of the conventional shrimp farming system to achieve sustainable development of the rural shrimp farmers.

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