Abstract
This paper examines the various challenges facing the development of fisheries resources in Kaptai reservoir, Bangladesh. The reservoir has undergone major changes in its catch composition since impoundment. Production records show a declining trend in the productivity of high-value fish. A host of managerial, socioeconomic and environmental factors are responsible for the underutilization of the reservoir's potential to provide high-value freshwater fish. These include deterioration of the natural breeding ground, environmental damage, poor implementation of regulations, inefficient fish farming technology and poor management practices. These constraints are discussed and possibilities for future improvements are suggested.
Publication Date
2006-01-01
Publication Title
Outlook on Agriculture
Volume
35
Issue
4
Publisher
SAGE Publications
ISSN
0030-7270
Embargo Period
2024-11-25
First Page
281
Last Page
289
Recommended Citation
Ahmed, K., Rahman, S., & Ahammed, S. (2006) 'Managing fisheries resources in Kaptai reservoir, Bangladesh', Outlook on Agriculture, 35(4), pp. 281-289. SAGE Publications: Retrieved from https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/gees-research/1187
