TBTI Bangladesh
A new TBTI Hub
TBTI Bangladesh has been launched at Sylhet Agricultural University
By Ruyel Miah, Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Waterloo, Canada
Among the countries in Asia, a continent known for its major contribution to global fish production, Bangladesh is one of the lead fish producers. Most of the fish in the country comes from small-scale capture and culture fisheries. Millions of people are involved in small-scale fisheries and make an immense contribution to food and nutritional security, employment, income, and poverty alleviation.
Considering the importance of small-scale fisheries and their contribution, Too Big To Ignore (TBTI) Global: Global Partnership for Small-Scale Fisheries Research has launched its latest hub in Bangladesh, coordinated by Dr. Mahmudul Islam and headquartered at the Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU). According to Scimago Institutions Rankings, the Faculty of Fisheries of SAU ranks first among the universities in Bangladesh; the university also holds the first rank under the ‘Innovation’ category and overall fifth among the universities in Bangladesh.
The new hub called ‘TBTI Bangladesh Research Network’ was officially launched on March 15, 2023 at the SAU. The event, chaired by Dr. Mrityunjoy Kunda, Dean, Faculty of Fisheries, brought together about 60 participants, including faculty members, students, researchers, NGOs representatives, journalists, and fishing people. Dr. Mahmudul Islam, coordinator of the TBTI Bangladesh Research Network, moderated the event. Special guest included Dr. Ratana Chuenpagdee, TBTI Global Director and Dr. Md. Jamal Uddin Bhuiyan, honourable Vice-Chancellor, SAU.
During the inaugural event, TBTI Bangladesh launched the e-book entitled ‘Small in Scale Big in Contributions: Advancing Knowledge in Small-Scale Fisheries in Bangladesh‘. This comprehensive volume, edited by Dr. Mahmudul Islam, contains 37 chapters with contributions from 86 authors from across the country (see the map).
The book is a comprehensive guide for small-scale fisheries in Bangladesh for those interested in learning more about this vital sector. It provides an overview of the importance of small-scale fisheries, the challenges they face, and the opportunities they offer. This edited volume includes contributions from academics, researchers, NGO representatives, and practitioners who have a stake in Bangladesh’s small-scale fisheries. Three early career researchers who contributed to the book presented their chapters at the beginning of the event.
The participants were greatly appreciative of TBTI Global for its initiative to produce such a comprehensive overview of the the small-scale fisheries in Bangladesh and offer it in the e-format so that can be easily shared among the SSF community.
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Small in Scale, Big in Contributions:
Advancing Knowledge of Small-Scale Fisheries in Bangladesh
Edited by Mohammad Mahmudul Islam
The book is available for free, in the e-book format.
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The book is available for free, in the e-book format.
You can choose between two sizes: smaller (6MB) and larger (20MB).
Click on the buttons below to download the book.
This book is a comprehensive guide for small-scale fisheries in Bangladesh for those interested in learning more about this vital sector. It provides an overview of the importance of small-scale fisheries, the challenges they face, and the opportunities they offer. This edited volume includes contributions from academics, researchers, NGO representatives, and practitioners who have a stake in Bangladesh's small-scale fisheries. The book is designed to provide a thorough introduction to small-scale fisheries in Bangladesh and help readers understand the importance of preserving this valuable resource. We hope this book will be of great use to those interested in learning more about the country’s small-scale fisheries and in supporting the sustainable management of this important resource. We also hope it will raise public awareness and inform policymakers of the need to protect these valuable fisheries and the livelihoods of the people who depend on them.
Small-scale fisheries are certainly big in Bangladesh, both in terms of number and importance. The book ‘Small in Scale, Big in Contributions’ contains evidences of this statement, illustrated in 37 chapters by 85 authors, under the editorship of Prof. Mohammad Mahmudul Islam of Sylhet Agricultural University. In addition to colleagues from his university, Prof. Islam has invited scientists and researchers from around the country, many of them early career scientists, to write about diverse topics of small-scale fisheries in various water bodies. Together, the book offers a rare opportunity to appreciate what small-scale fisheries in Bangladesh look like and why they are important, while presenting key concerns and challenges facing the sector. Despite their value and contribution, many people involved in small-scale fisheries, especially women in post-harvest activities, remain economically and politically marginalized, and are highly vulnerable to different types of changes around them.
Being big in number has a disadvantage in terms of gaining a full understanding about the whole system. Yet, as shown through this e-book, the collaboration and dedication of researchers and scientists from various disciplines and institutions can help fill in the gap and connect the dots for better understanding about small-scale fisheries in Bangladesh. This book truly enhances the knowledge about the sector, and it is with great pleasure and privilege that we share this volume with the world.
Mohammad Mahmudul Islam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Coastal and Marine Fisheries at Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh. With a background in marine science and fisheries development studies, he is an interdisciplinary marine social scientist with interests in coastal social-ecological systems. He has more than twelve years of experience in conducting research on coastal communities, small-scale fisheries and marine conservation in Bangladesh. Some of his works focused on policy and marine management, thus he had gathered experiences in working at the science-policy interface.
TBTI Global Book Series
Small is Scale, Big In Contributions: Advancing Knowledge of Small-Scale Fisheries in Bangladesh is the eight book published under TBTI Global Book Series. This publication series aims to highlight why we need to pay close attention to small-scale fisheries. The series will be of use to anyone interested in learning more about small-scale fisheries, especially about their important contribution to livelihoods, well-being, poverty alleviation and food security, as well as to those who are keen to help raise profile of small-scale fisheries in the policy realm.
How to cite
Mohammad Mahmudul Islam (Ed.) 2023. Small is Scale, Big In Contributions: Advancing Knowledge of Small-Scale Fisheries in Bangladesh. TBTI Global Publication Series, St. John‘s, NL,Canada.