Property rights and access : the case of community based fisheries management in Bangladesh
The complexity of property rights of inland fisheries in Bangladesh was due to the diverse physical characteristics of the water bodies and the multiple stakeholders. The revenue oriented management has failed to involve poor fishers into the fisheries management. A community-based fisheries mana...
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| description | The complexity of property rights of inland fisheries in Bangladesh was due to the diverse physical
characteristics of the water bodies and the multiple stakeholders. The revenue oriented management
has failed to involve poor fishers into the fisheries management. A community-based fisheries
management (CBFM) system was implemented to ensure fishing rights of the poor, improve productivity
and sustainability of fisheries resources through joint action of the fishers. This study investigates the
extent of fisher’s access to fishing in the various types of water bodies such as closed beels (deeper
depressions in the floodplain), open beels (lake), rivers and floodplains to enhance their livelihoods. Data
was obtained from a pair of questionnaire-based field surveys: a baseline study carried out in 2002 and
an impact study carried out in mid-2006. A total 2826 households were interviewed comprising of 1994
households at 34 CBFM project water bodies and 832 households at 6 control water bodies were chosen
in selected regions in Bangladesh. This study found that the CBFM fishers have obtained greater access
to fisheries and improved livelihoods than non-CBFM fishers. The fishers have now changed their
attitudes, have greater awareness of fisheries rules and are able to resolve conflicts much easier in the
CBFM water bodies. Long term access rights over fisheries resources should thus be considered as the
priority for a sustainable inland fishery and livelihoods of fishers in Bangladesh. |
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| spelling | upm-211322015-01-22T03:42:01Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21132/ Property rights and access : the case of community based fisheries management in Bangladesh Md. Nurul Islam, Gazi Tai, Shzee Yew The complexity of property rights of inland fisheries in Bangladesh was due to the diverse physical characteristics of the water bodies and the multiple stakeholders. The revenue oriented management has failed to involve poor fishers into the fisheries management. A community-based fisheries management (CBFM) system was implemented to ensure fishing rights of the poor, improve productivity and sustainability of fisheries resources through joint action of the fishers. This study investigates the extent of fisher’s access to fishing in the various types of water bodies such as closed beels (deeper depressions in the floodplain), open beels (lake), rivers and floodplains to enhance their livelihoods. Data was obtained from a pair of questionnaire-based field surveys: a baseline study carried out in 2002 and an impact study carried out in mid-2006. A total 2826 households were interviewed comprising of 1994 households at 34 CBFM project water bodies and 832 households at 6 control water bodies were chosen in selected regions in Bangladesh. This study found that the CBFM fishers have obtained greater access to fisheries and improved livelihoods than non-CBFM fishers. The fishers have now changed their attitudes, have greater awareness of fisheries rules and are able to resolve conflicts much easier in the CBFM water bodies. Long term access rights over fisheries resources should thus be considered as the priority for a sustainable inland fishery and livelihoods of fishers in Bangladesh. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21132/1/ID%2021132.pdf Md. Nurul Islam, Gazi and Tai, Shzee Yew (2012) Property rights and access : the case of community based fisheries management in Bangladesh. In: 2nd Annual Summit on Business and Entrepreneurial Studies (2nd ASBES 2012) , 15-16 Oct. 2012, Hilton Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak. (pp. 485-498). Fisheries - Bangladesh. Right of property. Cost and standard of living. |
| spellingShingle | Fisheries - Bangladesh. Right of property. Cost and standard of living. Md. Nurul Islam, Gazi Tai, Shzee Yew Property rights and access : the case of community based fisheries management in Bangladesh |
| title | Property rights and access : the case of community based fisheries management in Bangladesh |
| title_full | Property rights and access : the case of community based fisheries management in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Property rights and access : the case of community based fisheries management in Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Property rights and access : the case of community based fisheries management in Bangladesh |
| title_short | Property rights and access : the case of community based fisheries management in Bangladesh |
| title_sort | property rights and access : the case of community based fisheries management in bangladesh |
| topic | Fisheries - Bangladesh. Right of property. Cost and standard of living. |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21132/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21132/1/ID%2021132.pdf |