Abstract
Bangladesh is considered one of the most suitable countries in the world for freshwater prawn farming because of its favorable agro climatic condition. The expansion of shrimp farming is triggered by the increased international market demand, seed production and intensive shrimp culture. Shrimp farming is having a positive impact on the livelihoods of many people in Bangladesh, especially the poorer farmers. Prawn and shrimp farming offer a reliable source of revenue that is often more profitable than other kinds of farming, or other non-farming employment. The objective of this paper was to review species availability, culture technique and artificial breeding of prawn and shrimp in Bangladesh.Res. Agric., Livest. Fish.4(2): 107-116, August 2017
Highlights
The freshwater ecosystems of Bangladesh provide a unique environment for enormous prawn production potential because of the favorable climate and availability of wild seed stock
The available Macrobrachium and penaeus species in Bangladesh are shown in the following table: Table 1
Freshwater prawn farming plays an important role in the economy of Bangladesh, earning valuable foreign exchange and contributing to increased food production, diversifying the economy and increased employment opportunities
Summary
The freshwater ecosystems of Bangladesh provide a unique environment for enormous prawn production potential because of the favorable climate and availability of wild seed stock. The populace of this country has close ties with the wetland systems including rivers, deltas, rice paddies and fish ponds making them naturally prepared to exploit the full potential of the freshwater prawn fisheries. The latest estimate of the area of land under shrimp cultivation has jumped from 64,000 ha in 1983 to 275,000 ha in 2012 (FRSS, 2013) in Bangladesh. In the coastal area of the greater Khulna region having a tropical climate, productive and unpolluted estuarine areas is considered to be a suitable natural habitat for penaeid shrimp culture. The culture of prawn and shrimp in Bangladesh has been drawing greater attention by fish farmers, in brackish waters
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