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Category: Fisheries Items (Except fish) | Resource

Economic Importance of Shellfishes of Bangladesh

Shrimps/Prawns:

Almost all farmed produced shrimps are exported as processed frozen sea food and is the second largest export item in Bangladesh. Presently 162 processing plants are in operation among which 74 processing plants are EU approved. Directly and indirectly more than 2 million people are engaged in upstream and downstream activities related to shrimp industry in the country- …read more

Category: Fisheries Items (Except fish) | Resource

Commercially Important Shellfishes of Bangladesh

Giant River Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)

Giant River Prawn

What is Shellfish?

Generally shellfish are aquatic invertebrates possess a shell or outer skeleton applied to a variety of marine and freshwater life. They are usually crustaceans and mollusks. Despite the name, shellfish are not a kind of fish, but …read more

Category: Manpower | Resource | Teachers

Fisheries Teacher Profile: Md. Mofizur Rahman

Md. Mofizur Rahman

Md. Mofizur Rahman Assistant Professor Department of Fisheries and Marine Science Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU). Sonapur, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh. Web: www.nstu.edu.bd

Contact: Phone: +088-0321-71484 Fax: +088-0321-62788 Cell: +8801712516953 Email: ripondu31184@yahoo.com or riponfisheries@gmail.com

Career Objective: Education, Teaching and Research in Fisheries Science

 

Professional and Research Experiences

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Category: Academic | Institute | Resource

Institute Profile: Departments under the Faculty of Fisheries, BAU

Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics:

FBG Laboratory

FBG Laboratory

This department was established in 1996. Currently, there are 13 teachers in the department. The department has so far produced 10 PhD and 176 MS, at present 8 students are enrolled for PhD. Breeding and genetic improvement of fish and other aquatic …read more

Category: Academic | Institute | Resource

Institute Profile: Faculty of Fisheries, BAU

Introduction:

BAU-FF Building

BAU-FF Building

Before the Independence of Bangladesh, an institution has started its journey, which is, with the liberation of Bangladesh, declared a new war for newborn Bangladesh against hunger and food scarcity through producing skillful graduates and research excellence; The Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU). In this war against hunger and …read more

Category: Biodiversity | Management | Resource | Waterbody

Baluhar Baor: A Crucial Harbor of Great Diversity

Baluhar Baor area is a “Hot spot (a very rich area in biodiversity)” of Bangladesh. A total of 3 major species of Annelids, 20 species of Arthropods, 8 species of Mollusks, 72 species of Fishes, 3 species of Amphibians, 13 species of Reptiles, 52 different species of Birds, 16 species of Mammals, 22 species of Aquatic macrophytes …read more