However, not enough information is available about the situation of Sariakandi Upazila's fishing community. The study considered the Jamuna river fishermen in the vicinity of Karnibari and Kutubpur in Sariakandi Upazilla of Bogura district. 2016), disseminated research on the plight of the fishing community on the Jamuna River in Saria Kandi, Bogura from August to December 2015.
This study focused on the situation of the river fisher in the study region and makes management suggestions to improve this situation. Despite their low income and large family sizes, 80% of the fishermen lived in half-built houses. No easy access to beel for fishing for the genuine fishermen was one of the major problems.
Further research is required with an emphasis on joint management of the beel to improve the fishermen's livelihood. The socio-economic status of the fishermen can be developed by increasing education and providing technical support. In general, the socio-economic status of the fishermen is very poor and the fishing community in the study area is poorer among the poor.
3.0 Materials and Methods
- Location of the study area
- Study period
- Survey methodology
- Preliminary survey
- Primary data collection: Open and closed both questionnaires include questions about the sociodemographic status of the fishermen, their income and
- Survey procedure: The whole study procedure was given below through a flowchart (Fig.3.5)
Primary data from 42 fishermen were collected through personal interviews using several methodological participatory research approach (PRA) tools, including Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and Crosscheck Interviews (CI) with key informants at home or river sites while fishing (Fig. 3.3 & Fig.3.4). Significant secondary data on the socio-economic status of fishermen was collected by the Upazila Fisheries Office through the collection of literature, publications, quarterly reports and annual reports. The District Fisheries Officer (DFO), the Upazilla Fisheries Officer (UFO), Bogura Saddar, and the ADC (revenue) provided the various information about the region's concentration and the condition of the fishermen in the Jamuna River.
All the information was collected and analyzed by MS-Excel 2019 before being presented in textual, tabular and graphical forms to understand the current situation in terms of livelihood status and constraints of the fishermen in the study area.
4.0 Results
Human Capital .1 Religious status
- Monthly income
- Credit Access
- Occupational status
- Housing condition
- Water Supply Infrastructure
- Cooking facilities
- Learning of fishing technique
In the sample area, most fishermen (48%) belonged to families with five or more members. According to the current survey, about 40% of fishermen had small families of three to four members, 11% reported larger families of more than seven people, while 48% were medium-sized families of five to six people (Fig. 4.3). According to the collected statistics, the fishing community in Saria Kandi Upazila earns most of their money from fishing.
However, 19% of fishermen also work in agriculture, 20% do daily labor and fishing, and 22% raise animals while fishing, while 17% of fishermen also work in other occupations (Fig.4.9). According to the survey, majority of people (95%) have tin shed houses with tin roofing, while only 5% have semi-pucca houses (Fig. 4.10). 62% of the fishermen in the study area live permanently and 38% also live there from another place (Fig. 4.13).
Unsatisfactory health services were available to fishermen in the research area and it was found that 62% of their families depended on local doctors who lacked medical knowledge. Another 33% of fishermen received health care from the upazilla health complex and the last 5% received health care from kobiraz and others (Fig. 4.14). 72% of fishers in the sample were found to use plate latrines, compared to 12% who used modern latrines and 2% who used pit latrines.
It was important to note that 14% of fishermen did not have access to a bathroom (Fig.4.15). According to the results of the current survey, the demand for electrical facilities for fishermen was met (Fig. 4.16). About 83% use straw/wood for their cooking purposes and only 17% use cylinder gas (Fig. 4.18).
Most of the fishermen in the studied region borrowed money from various NGOs (non-governmental organizations).
Discussion
The majority of fishermen financed their necessities by taking out loans from local businessmen or dadon businessmen, while a small minority did so through non-profit organizations. According to this study, 22% of the fishermen caught fish throughout the year and their numbers were decreasing daily due to the Jamuna river's declining catch. In Mymensingh district, about 42.5% of fish farmers were joint families, and the remaining 57.5% were nuclear families.
In Mymensingh district, most of the fish farmers (45%) belonged to families of four to five members. The estimated average annual income of 84,000 BDT of fishermen in the study area is significantly less than the national average income of 207,000 BDT. Only 5% of the people had semi-detached houses, while most of them (95%) lived in tin huts with tin roofs.
The majority of the floor material used by fishermen (94%) in the gallamary fishing settlement was batcha, according to Samima et al. About 55% fishermen build house in the Khas land and 45% live in their own place. Sanitation facilities were at a moderate level for the majority of persons in the research area.
Poor health care facilities for fishermen were found in the study field, and it was found that 62% of fishermen households depended on village doctors who had no medical knowledge, 33% of fishermen received health care from the upazilla health complex and the remaining 5% received health care from the upazilla health complex. health care of kobiraz. According to the results of the current study, the demand for electricity supplies for fishermen has been met. The study shows that due to higher illiteracy, larger loans and natural disasters such as floods and flash floods, the overall livelihood of fishermen in Bogura is not particularly favorable.
Therefore, appropriate steps should be taken by governmental and non-governmental groups to raise the standard of living for fishermen in the sariakandi regions. The findings of this research may have several policy implications that would make it easier for other stakeholders to take appropriate measures and for the government to improve the quality of life for fishermen in the Sariakandi regions.
6.0 Conclusions
As a result, they remain illiterate and can contribute to the advancement of their community generation after generation. The Fishermen had such a low level of education due to a lack of knowledge and the low earnings of the fishing family; the research of the underprivileged fisherman's apprentice does not progress very far. The government should take significant steps by offering various management policies as well as additional support during the fishing ban season.
In order to improve the living conditions of fishermen, there should be guarantees for various NGO activities in the area. Regarding the availability of credit that can be used to improve the revenue procedure, NGOs should be cooperative. Therefore, sufficient administrative commitment is required to create appropriate guidelines for the use of resources by the people of the community.
Inadequate socio-economic conditions prevailed among the fisherman in the Jamuna River area in the Sariakandi Upazila. The lack of awareness and the lack of money of the fishing families are to blame for the insufficient development of schooling. The study areas are located outside the town and because there is no market there, they have to rely on middlemen and wholesalers to sell their fish.
During the fishing ban season, the government should introduce some important management rules, provide some additional options to earn money and issue VGF cards. A variety of NGO activities should be supported in the neighborhood to improve the living conditions of fishermen to ensure good socio-economic position of fishermen, government support should increase credit facilities as well as health facilities. Without improving socio-economic conditions or integrating fishing households It will be difficult to achieve the SDGs by 2030 and become a middle-income country by 2021 for those living below the poverty line or the marginal of poverty and will develop Bangladesh by 2041.
Chapter-7
Recommendations and future perspectives
In order to maintain the management of water bodies, registered fishing associations should be eligible for loans with short terms and low interest rates. Bank loan repayment measures can be implemented in the form of pilot projects with the help of external parties or NGOs (during the fish harvesting season). By enforcing laws and regulations and controlling overfishing, necessary measures should be taken to conserve them.
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