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Does climate change matter for freshwater aquaculture in Bangladesh?

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posted on 2016-08-01, 00:00 authored by Nesar Ahmed, James Stephen Diana
Freshwater aquaculture plays an important role in the economy of Bangladesh, providing food, income, livelihoods and export earnings. However, freshwater aquaculture in the Mymensingh area of north-central Bangladesh has been accompanied by recent concerns over climate change. Field survey revealed that different climatic variables including flood, drought, rainfall variation and temperature fluctuation have had adverse effects on pond-fish culture. These climatic variables have detrimental effects on the ecosystem of ponds and thus affect survival, growth and production of fish. Changes in climatic variables have adverse effects on fish reproduction, grow-out operation, parasite infestation and disease occurrence. Considering vulnerability to the effects of climate change on pond-fish culture, we propose adaptation strategies that need to be introduced to cope with the challenges.

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Journal

Regional environmental change

Volume

16

Pagination

1659-1669

Location

Berlin, Germany

ISSN

1436-3798

eISSN

1436-378X

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Issue

6

Publisher

Springer

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