Md. Ibrahim
Faculty of Disaster Management, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh
Md. Elias Khan
Faculty of Fisheries, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh
Md. Mahmudul Hasan
Department of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, Faculty of Disaster Management, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh
Ruma Khanam
Department of Disaster Resilience and Engineering, Faculty of Disaster Management, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh
Livelihood, Fishermen, Vulnerable, Management
Amtali Upazila, Barguna, Bangladesh
Socio-economic and Policy
Socio-economic status
2.1 Study Area This present study was carried in three unions namely 1) Atharo Gachia; 2) Chowra; and 3) Gulishakhali (figure 1) in Amtali upazila of Barguna district, Bangladesh. Those study areas located between 22.14°N to 90.22°E. It has 45,804 households and a total area of 720.76 km².
2.2 Data collection Most of the people in Amtali Upazila was fishermen. But their livelihood status was not so good. They lead a vulnerable livelihood condition and the government, as well as different NGOs, didn’t took appropriate action to improve their livelihood status for increasing safety, so, this study thought that Amtali Upazila of Barguna district was the right places for research. Field survey and observation were conducted for collection of data on various aspects of livelihood condition of fishermen, in 3 areas of Amtali Upazila (Atharo Gachia, Chowra and Gulishakhali). About 13 fishermen were randomly selected for each area towards data collection. A range of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and personal interview were applied with different degree of effectiveness.
A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect data on livelihood assessment of the fisherman. Before preparing the final questionnaire was developed keeping in view the specific objective of the study. The selected parameters were as follows; a) Family size, education and culture related information, b) Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the fishermen, c) Fish marketing, yearly income, investment, and profit, d) Identification of the occupation of fishermen, e) Various assets including agricultural land, livestock, poultry and fishing, f) Health and sanitation.
Observation and survey methods were used as principal tools for data collection. The whole survey were gone through personal interviews supplemented by multiple methodologyParticipatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), tools such as Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and Crosscheck finally was done with key informants. Questionnaire forms was filled in by interviewing 40 fishermen fishings at Amtali Upazila at three distinct unions namely 1) Atharo Gachia; 2) Chowra; and 3) Gulishakhali. For this survey one of the PRA tool, such as Focus Group Discussion was conducted with fishermen; to know overviews of the likelihood status of the fishermen of the Amtali Upazila. Crosscheck interviews were conducted after collecting the data through questionnaire, interviews and FGD, with Upazila Fisheries Officers (UFO), Field Assistant, relevant NGO workers and school teachers at their office/home.
Collected data were accumulated grouped and interpreted according to the objective. Data were subjected to simple descriptive analysis using computer software SPSS version 15.
International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 2018; 6(3): 13-24
Journal