TY  - JOUR
T1  - Status of Fish Culture in Joypurhat District, Northern Bangladesh
AU - Joadder, M.A.R. AU - Jahan, S.N. AU - Jewel, M.A.S. AU - Hussain, M.A. AU - Flora, F.A. AU - Hossin, M.A. 
JO  - Journal of Fisheries International
VL  - 8
IS  - 3
SP  - 81
EP  - 84
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1817-3381
DO  - jfish.2013.81.84
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jfish.2013.81.84
KW  - Fish farm
KW  -fish production
KW  -poverty alleviation
KW  -Joypurhat District
KW  -Bangladesh
AB  - The study was carried out for a period of 7 months (January 
  to July, 2006) from 50 farm owners and 50 local people near the farms of different 
  Upazilla (Joypurhyat sadar, Panchbibi, Akkelpur, Khetlal and Kalai) in Joypurhat 
  District. The study indicated that most of the farms (46%) were established 
  within last 10 years. Total 15 different fish species were cultured. The 3 types 
  of farm were observed, such as own (48%), leased (38%) and both (14%). Fish 
  farming (58%) was the major income source for farm owners. Most of the (72%) 
  farms depend on under ground water. Various types of chemicals and toxic substances 
  like rotenone (16% farm), phostoxin (10% farm), bleaching powder (6% farm), 
  disel/kerosin (22% farm) and sumithion (4% farm) were used. Among all the farms 
  32, 56 and 34% were affected by tail and fin rot, oxygen deficiency and disease, 
  respectively. Lime (76% farm), salt (34%) and sumithion (18%) were widely used 
  as antibiotics for disinfection, prevention and control of fish disease. Total 
  fish productions have gradually been increased in all the farms. The benefits 
  of fish farm owners were increased in income (92% farm owners), social status 
  (74% farm owners), employment opportunity (58% farm owners), ingestion of fish 
  (42% farm owners) and poverty alleviation (70% farm owners).
ER  -