Aquaculture market, diversity, and economic development of Bangladesh for the millennium 1995-2019

Abstract

Bangladesh is regarded as one of the most favorable regions in the world for aquaculture and fisheries attributed to its largest flooded wetland and third-largest aquatic biodiversity in Asia, behind China and India. The aquaculture in Bangladesh is crucial to the economy and diet of the world population. The purpose of this thesis is to review on aquaculture market, diversity, and their contribution in the economy in Bangladesh. Data for the period 1995-2020 were collected from Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and other information was sourced from literature. The author also discusses a variety of natural and manmade challenges that the aquaculture sector is facing including environmental pollution, overfishing, imbalanced urban and industrial development, natural disasters, and climate change. These factors work together to create a serious threat to income, food security, and biodiversity. The findings show that freshwater aquaculture has more potential to contribute to the development of Bangladesh.