by Mahatub Khan Badhon | Feb 8, 2018 | Sustainable Marine Fisheries
What are the options we have to transform booming export of wild-caught mud crabs from Sundarban into a sustainably managed fishery? We are exploring this challenge for quite some time now. In October 2016, I’ve got the opportunity to discuss this with Dr. Chamniern...
by Mahatub Khan Badhon | Feb 20, 2017 | Shark
Studies on the abundance of shark population in Bangladesh’s waters are lacking. The lone source yet is the landing data kept by the Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation— often fraught with errors or based on somewhat arbitrary estimates. However, during...
by Mahatub Khan Badhon | Nov 6, 2016 | Sustainable Marine Fisheries
It was the 12th of October; the Fisheries Development Corporation’s fish landing center and wholesale market at Barguna’s Patahrghata was barren, silent and devoid of any sign of either fish or fishermen. An unlikely scenario for anyone who has previous experience of...
by Mahatub Khan Badhon | May 27, 2016 | Sustainable Marine Fisheries
This blog demonstrates the crucial role science can play in the sustainable management of mud crabs in the Sundarban, Bangladesh. The case presented here draws on a five-day field trip facilitated by Mangroves for The Future, Bangladesh in which two researchers and 15...