Abstract
Recreational fishing trips constitute a significant part of the tourism business in many countries. Linking fisheries to tourism can be both a response to the need to create innovative tourism products and the need to find new sources of income for fisheries to make them more profitable and sustainable. This leads to the question of whether Bangladesh can be developed as a Fisheries-Based Ecotourism (FbE) destination. Though several types of research have been done concerning the prospects of ecotourism in Bangladesh, the feasibility of FbE specifically remains under-studied. Based on a literature review and stakeholder interviews, this study explores the concept of FbE in a Bangladeshi context and its potential impacts on socio-economic community life as well as on the environment. This paper makes the case that the diversified topography of Bangladesh—including the riverine flat alluvial plains, hills and valleys, deciduous and evergreen forests, lakes, seashores, and beaches—is ripe with potential for FbE development. With its focus on the prospects and challenges of FbE development in Bangladesh, this paper could provide a useful reference point for future discourse on these sorts of cultural and economic strategies.
Highlights
Ecotourism focuses on the enhancement of natural systems through tourism [1]
Relatively little is known about the current of questions, the Fisheries-Based Ecotourism (FbE) sector, limited on the of Bangladesh. To answerstate these thisand study will studies revieware thefocusing status quo of potentials tourism in in. To address this knowledge gap, the present study considers the questions: terms of fisheries sectors; it will identify the potentials and challenges of FbE
The potentiality and sustainability of eco-tourism in Bangladesh largely depends on a steady flow of visitors coming to the country, without significantly damaging the natural resources the tourists have traveled there to appreciate in the process [34]
Summary
Ecotourism focuses on the enhancement of natural systems through tourism [1]. The InternationalEcotourism Society (TIES), defines ecotourism as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people and involves interpretation and education” [2].Ecotourism involves environment-friendly support for local livelihood diversification and nature conservation sustainably [3]. Ecotourism focuses on the enhancement of natural systems through tourism [1]. Ecotourism Society (TIES), defines ecotourism as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people and involves interpretation and education” [2]. Ecotourism involves environment-friendly support for local livelihood diversification and nature conservation sustainably [3]. Ecotourism can contribute to increasing sustainable productivity, infrastructure development in remote areas and boosting the employment rate in local communities [4]. Apart from being an important protein source and supporting vital ecosystem functions, fishing provides recreational benefits [5,6]. Opportunities and Challenges of Eco-Tourism Marketing in Bangladesh. Fisheries and aquaculture in Bangladesh: Challenges and opportunities. Fisheries resources of Bangladesh: Present status and future direction.
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