The impact of climate change on prawn postlarvae fishing in coastal Bangladesh: Socioeconomic and ecological perspectives

Nesar Ahmed, Anna Occhipinti-Ambrogi and James F. Muir

Marine Policy, 2013, vol. 39, issue C, 224-233

Abstract: In Bangladesh, prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) farming remains dependent on the capture of wild postlarvae as hatchery production is still inadequate. However, prawn postlarvae fishing has been accompanied by concerns over recent climate change. Different climatic variables including cyclone, salinity, sea level rise, water temperature, flood, rainfall, and drought have had adverse effects on coastal ecosystem, thus determining a decline in the availability of prawn postlarvae and thereby catch. The households of postlarvae fishers also face a variety of socioeconomic constraints due to climate change. Considering extreme vulnerability to the effects of climate change, an integrated approach needs to be introduced to cope with the challenges.

Keywords: Prawn postlarvae; Fishing; Climate change; Socioeconomic; Ecology; Bangladesh (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2012.10.008

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