Sustainability of Coastal Shrimp Aquaculture Industry

Aquaculture has become a major sector of fish farming in many parts of the world. In recent years, shrimp aquaculture industry is growing rapidly coupled with increasing global demand and higher prices. Despite all those positive aspects, shrimp aquaculture industry has serious negative ecological environmental and socioeconomic impacts in many producing countries like Bangladesh. The aim of this book is to make an assessment of the sustainability of coastal shrimp aquaculture industry in Bangladesh. This study first identifies relevant dimensions and parameters of sustainable development of shrimp aquaculture industry. It then assesses the overall level of sustainability of shrimp aquaculture industry of Bangladesh. The study uses the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) of FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) to investigate and evaluate the sustainability level. Lessons learned from this study are considered in the context of recommendations. It is expected that these recommendations will help sustainable growth of shrimp aquaculture industry in Bangladesh to a large extent.