Topics: hilsa

Stakeholders identify research and management priorities for Bangladesh's hilsa fishery

A two-day workshop, organized as part of the USAID-funded Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh (ECOFISH-BD) project, brought together hilsa fishery stakeholders to review past activities and identify future research and management strategies.

Primary science publication

Enhancing social resilience of the coastal fishing communities: A case study of hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha H.) fishery in Bangladesh

Primary science publication

Mouth morphological development of Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) larvae collected from Meghna Estuary, Bangladesh

Primary science publication

Influence of seasons, habitat sanctuaries, gears and environmental variables on the catches of hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) in Bangladesh waters

Carrots and sticks: How incentives are conserving the hilsa fishery in Myanmar

For Myanmar's small-scale coastal and inland fishing communities, the hilsa fish, known locally as nga tha lauk , is a vital resource. Fishing hilsa employs over 1.5 million people in the country's most impoverished areas and provides a crucial source of food for many more. Hilsa can live for up to...

Carrots and Sticks: Incentives to Conserve Hilsa Fish in Myanmar

The objective of this project is to design a cost-effective, scientifically researched and participatory 'incentive-based' hilsa fishery management mechanism for Myanmar. The project will employ the ecosystem-based approach (EbA) in its information gathering, analysis, decision-making and...