Fish
The people of Bangladesh largely depend on fish to meet their protein needs, especially the poor in rural areas, several decades ago there was an abundance of fish in this country. But recently, capture fish production has declined to about 50 per cent, with a negative trend of 1.24 per cent per year (Ahmed, 1995b). Despite the constant depletion of the river, canal, and flood plain habitats for years, Bangladesh still holds the worlds most diverse and abundant inland fisheries. But the availability of many species that were very popular locally has been drastically decreased, and some are no longer found in the country.
The people of Bangladesh largely depend on fish to meet their protein needs, especially the poor in rural areas, several decades ago there was an abundance of fish in this country. But recently, capture fish production has declined to about 50 per cent, with a negative trend of 1.24 per cent per year (Ahmed, 1995b). Despite the constant depletion of the river, canal, and flood plain habitats for years, Bangladesh still holds the worlds most diverse and abundant inland fisheries. But the availability of many species that were very popular locally has been drastically decreased, and some are no longer found in the country.