Impact scenarios of shrimp farming in coastal region of Bangladesh: an approach of an ecological model for sustainable management

Bangladesh is one of the major shrimp-producing countries in the world. It is blessing with an advantageous natural setting for shrimp farming and contributes the national economy of Bangladesh since mid-1980s. Although shrimp culture provides millions of employment and has profits about US$ 450 million annually, it has been facing a host of challenges. It has been associated with a number of negative environmental and social impacts, which hinder the sustainable development of this blooming sector. This paper aims to focus on how the shrimp farming of Bangladesh is affecting the adjacent environment as well as society, and to propose a management approach for its sustainability by reviewing the available scientific literatures. The findings of the study show that the…