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Study on Sustainable Livelihoods of Fishers from Chalan Beel, Bangladesh

S. M. Rezaul Karim
Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh

K. M. Abdul Halim
Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh

Md. Asek Uddin
Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh

Most. Farida Yeasmin
Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh

K. M. Hasanuzzaman
Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh

Md. Nawshad Ali
Department of Aquaculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

S. M. Rahmatullah
Department of Aquaculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

An assessment was carried out to observe the impacts of fish sanctuary on the livelihoods from fishers of Ruhul beel and Bamonji beel under Chalan beel in Pabna district of Bangladesh. Data were collected from selected sanctuary sites with prepared and pretested questionnaires and analyzed through statistical tests like ANOVA (Analysis of Variance), regression, correlation, Chi-square were used to identify the relationships between variables and significant differences/association among them. From a physical capital point of view, it was found that 91.3% of fishermen’s houses were katcha, 6.52% were semi-pacca, and only 2.17% were pucca in case of Ruhul beel and in case of Bamonji beel 90.54% of fishermen’s houses were katcha, 8.11% were semi-pacca, and only 1.35% were pacca. There was no significant variation (ANOVA; P>0.05, Chi Square test; non-significant at 0.05 level) among the residences by well-being. From human capital, the average age of the household heads (HHH) was 37.95(±) 1.354 for Ruhul beel respectively, whereas for Bamonji beel the average age were 38.05(±) 1.064. The medium-aged group of fishermen were dominant in Ruhul beel than Bamonji beel. There were no significant differences (P>0.05) found between the age groups by well-being. From income capital it was observed highest part of income were come from fishing contributing 64.89% (653.72±128.82 US$), 43.58% (431.89±74.66 US$) for Ruhul beel and Bamonji beel respectively. As per as natural and social capital, average used landholding was 0.274±0.136 ranging 0.065 ha to 0.534 ha for Ruhul beel and 0.228±0.305 ha ranging 0.040 to 0.267 ha for Bamonji beel. The average land holdings did not vary significantly (P>0.05) between the sites.

Keywords: Livelihood, Fisher’s, Chalan beel

Location: Pabna district of Bangladesh

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Livelihood, Fisher man

Objectives:

To assess the impacts of fish sanctuary on the livelihoods of the fishers in Ruhul beel (RB) and Bamonji beel (BB).

Methodology:

The study was designed to assess the impacts of fish sanctuary on the livelihoods of the fishers in Ruhul beel (RB) and Bamonji beel (BB). The major issue was the comparative analysis of different fisher’s households, adoption and adaptation of integrated farming systems and assesses the institutional context in relation to their impact on livelihoods. Both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods were used in the study in an interactive way (Sayed, 2010). Data were collected at a different level from the household of the selected areas based on the livelihood approach (Carney, 1998). At the initial stage of data collection, findings of Participatory Community Appraisals (PCAs) and outcomes of the research were presented and cross-checked/triangulated with different levels of fishers. The research process incorporated data relating to different aspects covering the availability of the assets; the vulnerability context; transforming structures and processes including development policies, development strategies, and other related issues like agriculture practices; common livelihood strategies; and the livelihood outcomes of local people. At the beginning of the study, secondary data were collected from different sources which included books, journals, scientific publications, dissertations and bibliographies that were relevant to the study were used as useful resources to enrich the information for understanding analysis and evaluation (Karim, 2006). Information on government policy particularly on integrated aquaculture systems, current trends of aquaculture, socio-economic, environmental and institutional factors that can be considered as important to the study were gleaned from different sources.
Phases of the study: The study was performed in the following four phases;
Phase I: Two villages were selected from two locations of more or less similar hydrographic characteristics (sanctuary site in Ruhul beel at Patulipara village and control site in Bamonji beel Hatgram village) initially from Bhangura Upazila under Pabna district where the first phase of the study carried out. Before incepting the study, a meeting with key informants with the villagers was organized by the help of the Upazila Fisheries Officer and then by the help of the villagers a village map was drawn.
Phase II: After finalizing the site selection questionnaire was formulated and test survey was conducted to collect data/regarding livelihood asset-base, livelihood strategies, livelihood outcomes and vulnerability context of fishing households. As 3 facilitators/enumerators were involved in data collection, variation inconsistency, interpretation, unit of measures and methods of presentation of data was possible. Finally, data collection was carried out from the field level using the finalized questionnaire (Haque, 2007).
Phase III: The third step was a yearly household monitoring survey using a structured pretested questionnaire. This was conducted with the same households sampled for the survey in Step-2. The purpose of this survey carried out with fishing households was to investigate the changing patterns of livelihood systems focusing on the impacts of fish sanctuary.
Phase IV: In this Step the impact of fish sanctuary was analyzed making a comparison with the control site (BB). The main objective of the intervention was to assess the effect of change through fish sanctuary on associated livelihoods. Fishers expected to assess the effectiveness of altering fishing systems on productivity and overall livelihoods (Karim, 2006).
Data processing and analysis: Initially data were entered in Microsoft Excel and exported to SPSS 20. Errors were detected and necessary corrections were made accordingly after exporting. Primary analyses (descriptive, comparative mean, graphs, Pivot tables etc.) were carried out using Microsoft Excel. Finally, quantitative and qualitative data from the study were analyzed by using SPSS/windows version 20, which offered statistical tools applied to social sciences (Field, 2005). Statistical tests like ANOVA (Analysis of Variance), regression, correlation, Chi-square were used to identify the relationships between variables and significant differences/associations among them. The tools and the programs used for a different type of data analysis were summarized. 2.6. Correlation and regression analysis
The correlation coefficient, sometimes also called the cross-correlation coefficient, is a quantity that gives the quality of a least-squares fitting to the original data. The correlation coefficient is also known as the product-moment coefficient of correlation or Pearson's correlation. The main result of a correlation is called the correlation coefficient (or "r"). It ranges from -1.0 to +1.0. The closer r is to +1 or -1, the more closely the two variables are related. Regression analysis is used to identify the linear association between independent variables used collectively to predict the dependent variables (Miles and Shevlin, 2001).
Triangulation and validation: The findings of the survey were shared and validated in each spot. At the end of the survey key findings were shared with participants and nonparticipants in each of two spot. At the end of presenting the results, they were asked to comment and suggest if any findings were been contradictory in real.

Source of Information: Asian Australas. J. Biosci. Biotechnol. 2020, 5 (3), 100-114; ISSN 2414-1283 (Print) 2414-6293 (Online)

Article Link (Online Journal): www.ebupress.com/journal/aajbb

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Achievement/Findings:

There are a series of small beel under the Chalan beel which is quite different from biodiversity, water depth, hydrography, Physico-chemical characteristics and biological conditions. A large no. of fishermen depends on those beel for their sustainable livelihoods. Fishers are able to gain physical assets, human assets, financial assets as well as natural and social assets through sustainable fishing from Chalan beel due to the establishment of fish sanctuary and management it through legal and other effective means.

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