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Abstract
Co-management plays a significant role in fisheries and natural resources management. In the case of fisheries, it has most often been taken to mean a sharing of responsibility for sustainable resource management between government and fishing communities. Baikka Beel, situated in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh has been identified and established as a wetland sanctuary by local community members in conjunction with the Management of Aquatic Ecosystem through Community Husbandry (MACH) project. In this study, the role of co-management institutions, including federations of resource user groups (FRUGs) and resource management organizations (RMOs) were investigated on sustainable wetland resource management and fish production and biodiversity in Baikka Beel. Study results shown that the knowledge and attitudes of MACH fishers towards sustainable resource management were positive and optimistic than non-MACH fishers; MACH fishers were involved with AIGAs. The results from independent samples t-test showed that the income of MACH group from fishing was significantly lower than the income of non-MACH group while income from AIGAs of MACH group was significantly higher than the income of non-MACH group. Fishing rights of both MACH and non-MACH fishers are not well established due to current leasing system. Both production and biodiversity of fish has been improved due to community-based sustainable management of Baikka Beel.J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 16(2): 328-336, August 2018
Highlights
Bangladesh is a country of wetlands—with 4.90 million hectares of inland water bodies that cover 34 percent of the country—where 18.2 million people are directly or indirectly involved with the fisheries sector for their livelihood (DoF, 2016)
This study focuses on the role of co-management Management of Aquatic Ecosystem through Community Husbandry (MACH) activities, Integrated Protected Area Co-management (IPAC) activities, previous and present organizations- notably: the federations of resource user groups (FRUGs) and the resource management organizations (RMOs) and the role of alternative income generating activities (AIGAs) on sustainable wetland resources management and the resulting benefits for fish production and biodiversity as perceived by the fishers
The role of co-management institutions (RUGs/ FRUGs/ RMOs) in wetland resources management, the income level of members of Resource User Groups (RUGs) and their rights to the fishery, role of AIGAs and their benefits for wetland resources management and the status of production and biodiversity as perceived by the fishers were assessed in the present study
Summary
Bangladesh is a country of wetlands—with 4.90 million hectares of inland water bodies that cover 34 percent of the country—where 18.2 million people are directly or indirectly involved with the fisheries sector for their livelihood (DoF, 2016). Changes in management arrangements that ensure sustainable income levels of fishers due to AIGAs in Hazipur wetlands, productive fisheries and meet the needs of village, as well as the difference between the MACH
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