Impacts of community based fisheries management (CBFM) on the livelihood of fishers at Sherudanga beel in Rangpur District, Bangladesh

Community Based Fisheries Management (CBFM) approach appears to be an important factor in managing fisheries successfully. Thus, this study aims to investigate and evaluate the fisheries management practices and its impact on the livelihood of the fisheries community of Sherudanga beel in Rangpur district (Bangladesh) for a period of 12 months, from March 2010 to February 2011. The study was conducted based on Community Based Fisheries Management (CBFM) practices, beel biodiversity, fish production, socio-economic and livelihood condition of the fishermen community. The studied beel is 83 acre seasonal floodplain, which was mainly used by a community consisting of 80 families for their livelihood, where the CBFM approach was introduced by the community. At pre-CBFM, there was no controlled management system…