Status of fisheries education and research in Bangladesh

Abstract

Fisheries research was started in Bangladesh in the late 1940s. This began in the Department of fisheries (DOF) and was followed by academic research from the Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka (DU); Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS) at Chittagong University (CU) and Department of Zoology at Rajshahi University (RU). Higher education in the fisheries made a significance advance in 1967 with the establishment of the Faculty of Fisheries in Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) that offers graduate and post graduate level degrees as well as modest research programe. Fisheries and Marine Resources Technology Discipline at Khulna University (KU) also offers graduate level degree in the field of fisheries. Under the umbrella of Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, the Department of Fisheries (DOF) and Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) are also engaged in transfer of technology and adoptive research. Beside these, a lot of donor organizations and NGO's viz., DFID, ICLARM, CARE, CARITAS, BRAC, Proshika, etc., are involved in fisheries education, research and sustainable resource management in Bangladesh.