Open AccessAQUATIC HEALTH INDEX OF COASTAL AQUACULTURE ACTIVITIES AT SOUTH-EASTERN COAST OF BANGLADESH
Author(s) -
Prabal Barua,
Syed Hafizur Rahman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
water conservation and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2523-5672
pISSN - 2523-5664
DOI - 10.26480/wcm.02.2020.61.67
Subject(s) - aquaculture , fishery , livelihood , geography , index (typography) , shrimp , socioeconomics , environmental protection , fish <actinopterygii> , agriculture , biology , economics , archaeology , world wide web , computer science
Coastal aquaculture is the most productive export earning sectors of Bangladesh. South-Eastern coast of Bangladesh is the most productive region of coastal aquauculture and millions of people depend on this sectors for livelihood. The present paper is an attempt to evaluate the economically viable shrimp culture zone through enumeration of Aquatic Health Index in and around south-east coast of Bangladesh. In the present study, 10 important sites for coastal aquaculture activity area selected for the study and the aquatic health index value of these stations varied as per the order Stn. 4 >Stn.6 > Stn. 2> Stn. 1> Stn. 5> Stn. 3 > Stn. 7> Stn. 10> Stn. 8> Stn. 9. The lower value of the index reflects deteriorated condition of the water due to excessive industrial, shipbreaking activities and domestic run-off.