Review of Aquaculture & Fish Consumption in Bangladesh Review of Aquaculture and Fish Consumption in Bangladesh Ben Belton, Manjurul Karim, Shakuntala Thilsted, Khondker Murshed-E-Jahan, William Collis, Michael Phillips WorldFish gratefully acknowledges the highly valued unrestricted funding support from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), specifically the following members: Australia, Canada, Egypt, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, Republic of South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and the World Bank. REVIEW OF AQUACULTURE & FISH CONSUMPTION IN BANGLADESH ii This publication should be cited as: Belton, B. et al. 2011. Review of aquaculture and fish consumption in Bangladesh. Studies and Reviews 2011-53. The WorldFish Center. November 2011. Authors Ben Belton, Manjurul Karim, Shakuntala Thilsted, Khondker Murshed-E-Jahan, William Collis, Michael Phillips Project Number BA2377IFA Project Leader Ben Belton National Library of Malaysia Cataloguing-in-Publication Data ISBN: 978-983-2346-79-1 Cover photos: Front cover “Harvesting fish in Bagerhat” by Balaram Mahalder Back cover top picture "Live common carp for sale at Bogra wholesale market" by Biplob Basak Back cover bottom picture "Nutrient dense mola" by Biplob Basak Layout and design: Bold Inspiration © 2011 The WorldFish Center. All rights reserved. This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or nonprofit purposes without the permission of the copyright holders provided that due acknowledgement of the source is given. This publication may not be copied or distributed electronically for resale or other commercial purposes without prior permission, in writing, from the WorldFish Center. To obtain permission, contact the Communications and Donor Relations Division,
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