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International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies

2025, Vol. 13, Issue 1, Part A

Abundance and damage of shell and fin-fish larvae during collection of Shrimp (Penaeus monodon) Fry at Cox’s Bazar Sea Beach


Author(s): S Datta, MS Islam, MM Shamsuzzaman, M Akter, IN Suravi, TR Das, A Mamun and LR Rupa

Abstract: The study was conducted to assess the damage carried out to various aquatic fauna during the collection of Penaeus monodon PL and to determine the abundance of PL. Additionally, observations were made on the distribution of aquatic organisms in relation to seasonal variations in water quality parameters. Water temperature, pH, and salinity were found to vary insignificantly throughout the study period, but hardness showed significant fluctuations. P. monodon PL abundance was significantly (p<0.05) correlated with salinity, pH, and water temperature, according to regression analysis but not correlated with hardness. It was found that during collection period for only PL of P. monodon, approximately 2 other shrimp larvae, 15 fin fish, and 22 other macrozooplankton were killed. On average, 27.23 million P. monodon PL were collected half yearly from the studied area during survey period, which involved around 6.789 million man-days/6 months for shrimp PL collection activities. Present study also estimated that harvesting of shrimp seeds at Cox's Bazar sea beach destroyed about 1062 million other shrimp species, fin fish, and macrozooplankton half yearly. Therefore, results of this study imply that current methods of collecting shrimp seeds/PL severely damage other valuable aquatic fauna, which has a negative effect on tidal waters biodiversity, natural productivity, improvement of natural stocks, and congenial environment of coastal and marine waters.

DOI: 10.22271/fish.2025.v13.i1a.3010

Pages: 23-29  |  64 Views  27 Downloads

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S Datta, MS Islam, MM Shamsuzzaman, M Akter, IN Suravi, TR Das, A Mamun, LR Rupa. Abundance and damage of shell and fin-fish larvae during collection of Shrimp (Penaeus monodon) Fry at Cox’s Bazar Sea Beach. Int J Fish Aquat Stud 2025;13(1):23-29. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/fish.2025.v13.i1a.3010
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