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implementation and target beneficiary level, particularly among the agencies
responsible for development and management of water resources, agriculture and
fisheries, is essential for overall sustainable development. Stocking of larger
fingerlings at suitable stocking densities of endemic (rohu, catla, mrigal)
and exotic (silver carp, bighead carp, common carp/mirror carp) species should
be stocked at varying proportion. Floodplain fish production depends only on
the natural fertility of the water bodies. Technological interventions should
include the installation of low cost bamboo fencing at water inlet and outlet
points and setting of ring culverts for maintaining suitable levels of water
for fish culture without hampering the production of rice and other crops in
the intervention areas, selective stocking with native and exotic carps, restricted
fishing for certain period of time and guarding. It is expected to exert positive
influences in enhancing the standing crop and biodiversity of non-stocked species
of fishes in the intervention seasonal floodplain. Entry of fish larvae, hatchlings
and young fry of wild non-stocked fishes into the seasonal floodplains because
of large fence spacing (approximately 1.0 cm), could restrict fishing for certain
period, undisturbed habitat and guarding could contribute to higher productivity
and enhancement of fish biodiversity in the seasonal floodplains. Proper motivation
and effective cooperation of the beneficiaries are extremely important to culture
fish in the seasonal floodplains under community based management system. Institutional
support and constant vigilance from the Department of Fisheries (DoF) and local
administrations are indispensable to ensure the sustainability of fish culture
initiatives in the seasonal floodplains. Active participation and involvement
of the local community people in all stages of fish culture operation beginning
from selection of floodplains, formation of floodplain management committee,
planning of fish culture activities, exercise of technical intervention, selective
stocking with large fingerlings, guarding, monitoring and supervision, adopting
harvesting strategies, marketing and distribution of benefits are extremely
essential to ensure sustainability of the program. Mutual trust, sense of respect
and good working relationship among the committee members are the basic social
elements required for the success of community based fish culture initiatives.]]>DOF,20092009BARC,20012001Mazid, M.A.,20022002WFC,20052005DOF,20052005Rahman, M.F.,20102010Craig, J.F., A.S. Halls, J.J.F. Barr and C.W. Bean,200466271286Vinci, G.K., B.C. Jha, U. Bhaumik and K. Mitra,20032003Dey, M.M. and M. Prein,2006292127De Graaf, G.,200310191199De Graaf, G. and F. Marttin,200311273280Das, A.K.,20022002pp: 38-45pp: 38-45Islam, G.M.N. and M. Dickson,20072007pp: 121Ahmed, M.M. and M. Dickson,20072007pp: 112Rahman, A.K.A.,20052nd Edn.,Pages: 394Pages: 394Bernaesek, G.M., S. Nandi and N.C. Paul,19921992Saha, S.B., M.J. Bhagat and V. Pathak,199022711Saha, B.K. and M.A. Hossain,200230187194Thompson, P.M.,20042004Payne, I.,19971997pp: 1-26pp: 1-26DOF,201022nd Edn.,Pages: 42Pages: 42Pathak, V., M.J. Bhagat and K. Mitra,19891989pp: 143-147pp: 143-147Welcomme, R.L.,19996119Nilsson, C., C.A. Reidy, M. Dynesius and C. Revenga,2005308405408MEA,2005Pages: 68Pages: 68WCD,2000Pages: 404Pages: 404Ali, M.L. and S.S. Alam,20052005pp: 120Ali, M.L.,19951995Mazid, M.A. and M.S. Hussain,1995Pages: 16Pages: 16Shelly, A.B.,20042004Hossain, M.A.R., M. Nahiduzzaman, M.A. Sayeed, M.E. Azim, M.A. Wahab and P.G. Olin,200914319Nielsen, J.R. and T. Vedsmand,1999421937Nielsen, J.R., P. Degnbol, K.K. Viswanathan, M. Ahmed, M. Hara and N.M.R. Abdullahd,200428151160APFIC,20062006Apu, N.A., M.A. Sattar, D. Nathan, J.D. Balarin and H.A.J. Middendorp,19991999pp: 19-30pp: 19-30Viswanathan, K.K.,2003Pages: 26Pages: 26Ahmed, M., K.K. Viswanathan and R.A. Valmonte-Santos,2004pp: 1-2pp: 1-2Bhaumik, U.,20022002pp: 145-154pp: 145-154Begum, A., K.M.N. Islam and M. Alamgir,20062006pp50Hossain, M.M., M.A. Islam, S. Ridgway and T. Matsuishi,200677275284DOF,20072007DOF,20032003pp: 80pp: 80Tripathi, S.D., M.V. Gupta, D. Mazumder and M.A. Mazid,19991999pp: 123-126pp: 123-126Islam, M.Z.,19991999pp: 209-218pp: 209-218Rahman, A.K.A.,20022002pp: 12.Dickson, M.W.,20072007pp: 337337WorldFish Center,20072007Sheriff, N., O. Joffre, M.C. Hong, B. Barman and A.B.M. Haque et al.,20102010Rahman, M.F., B.K. Barman, S. Dewan, M.S. Islam, K. Ahmed, S.A. Azad and A.J.K. Chowdhury,20112011pp: 178-204pp: 178-204Gregory, R., K.A. Toufique and M. Nuruzzaman,20072007pp: 337337Welcomme, R.,20088169182Toufique, K.A. and R. Gregory,200833587594WorldFish Center,20072007Tsai, C. and L. Ali,1985245151Tsai, C. and M.L. Ali,1987347888Ahmed, M.,19971997pp: 89-98pp: 89-98Apu, N.A. and H.A.J. Middendorp,19971997Hossain, M.M. and S.A. Rahman,19981998Khan, M.A.,19971997pp: 153-172pp: 153-172Dey, M.M. and U. Kanagaratnam,20072007Rahman, M.F., B.K. Barman, K. Ahmed and S. Dewan,20082008pp: 258262Roy, B., D.N. Das and P.K. Muhkopadhay,1990131718Das, D.N., B. Roy and P.K. Mukhopadhay,19901990Mukhopadhyay, P.K., D.N. Das and B. Roy,19911991Ali, M.H., M.N.I. Miah and N.U. Ahmed,19931993Gregory, R. and H. Guttman,1996122021Guttman, H.,1999221115Rothuis, A.J., D.K. Khan, C.J.J. Richter and F. Ollivier,1998294757Rothuis, A.J., D.K. Nhan, C.J.J. Richter and F. Ollevier,1998295966Islam, M.Z. and M.K.U. Kaiya,20052005Dey, M.M. and M. Prein,20058349353Dey, M.M., M. Prein, A.B.M.M. Haque, P. Sultana, N.C. Dan and N.V. Hao,200596588Thilsted, S.H., N. Roos and N. Hassain,19971997Mamun, A.A. and P.M. Thompson,20042004Ali, M.Y.,1997Hossain, M.S., M.A. Ehshan, M.A. Mazid, S. Rahman and A. Razzaque,200046974Moyle, P.B. and J.E. Williams,19904275284