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de Roos B. Integrated aquaculture-agriculture production supports food and nutrition security in Bangladesh. NATURE FOOD 2023; 4:833-834. [PMID: 37696965 DOI: 10.1038/s43016-023-00845-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Baukje de Roos
- The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
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Grieve E, Mamun AA, de Roos B, Barman BK, Ara G, Roos N, Pounds A, Sneddon AA, Murray F, Ahmed T, Little DC. Adolescent girls in aquaculture ecozones at risk of nutrient deficiency in Bangladesh development and validation of an integrated metric. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:405. [PMID: 36855076 PMCID: PMC9972605 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15175-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study developed and validated an integrated metric that enhances understanding of linkages between agro-ecological and socio-economic factors that are important for explaining nutritional wellbeing in relation to fish consumption; especially among adolescent girls who are at risk of nutritional deficiency in Bangladesh. Currently, there is no metric that takes account of environmental, cultural and economic contexts when considering fish consumption and dietary health from a policy perspective. METHODS The study was designed as a bi-seasonal survey, repeated in the same population of adolescent girls recruited during the dry and wet seasons. Sampling was stratified by five settings (four aqua-agroecological zones and one processing plant community), with 60 girls recruited in each. Associations between candidate predictors (salinity, diet diversity, religion, socio-economic status and women's autonomy score) and dependent variables representing nutritional outcomes (anthropometry, omega-3 index and micronutrient levels) were explored in multivariable regressions. The fitted model with its predictors was validated, and a risk score derived from responses to a few short questions on religion, salinity zone, female autonomy, diet diversity and tilapia consumption. RESULTS The omega-3 index showed the clearest distinction between seasons, by salinity and religion. Higher female autonomy, religion (being Hindu rather than Muslim), geographical location (living in a high or mid-saline area), and a higher dietary diversity were the strongest predictors of whole blood omega-3 index. The c-index for the prognostic model was 0.83 and 0.76 in the wet and dry season respectively, indicating good predictive accuracy. There appeared to be a clear trend in risk scores differentiating between those 'chronically at risk' and those 'never at risk'. CONCLUSIONS Observational data on different aquaculture-ecozones defined by salinity enabled us to establish linkages between seasonal fish intake, religion, diet diversity, female autonomy and nutritional wellbeing. The purpose of the metric is to reveal these specific linkages in practice. This tool should improve targeting of timely, preventative and cost-effective nutritional interventions to adolescent girls most at-risk from low omega-3 levels in communities where seafood is produced.
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- Eleanor Grieve
- 1 Lilybank Gardens, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8RZ UK
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- Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, University Road, Noakhali, 3814 Bangladesh
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- The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Ashgrove Road W, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD UK
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- WorldFish, Bangladesh and South Asia, House 355/A Rd 114, Dhaka, 1212 Bangladesh
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- Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, GPO Box 128, Dhaka, 1000 Bangladesh
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Nørre Allé 51, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA UK
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- The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Ashgrove Road W, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD UK
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA UK
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- Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, GPO Box 128, Dhaka, 1000 Bangladesh
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA UK
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Pounds A, Kaminski AM, Budhathoki M, Gudbrandsen O, Kok B, Horn S, Malcorps W, Mamun AA, McGoohan A, Newton R, Ozretich R, Little DC. More Than Fish-Framing Aquatic Animals within Sustainable Food Systems. Foods 2022; 11:1413. [PMID: 35626983 PMCID: PMC9141230 DOI: 10.3390/foods11101413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Aquatic animals are diverse in terms of species, but also in terms of production systems, the people involved, and the benefits achieved. In this concept piece, we draw on literature to outline how the diversity of aquatic animals, their production, and their consumption all influence their impact within the food system. Built on evidence from an array of reductionist and non-reductionist literature, we suggest that food systems researchers and policymakers adapt current methods and theoretical frameworks to appropriately contextualise aquatic animals in broader food systems. We do this through combining current understandings of food systems theory, value chain, livelihoods, nutritional outcomes, and planetary boundaries thinking. We make several claims around understanding the role of aquatic animals in terms of nutritional output and environmental impacts. We suggest a need to consider: (1) the diversity of species and production methods; (2) variable definitions of an "edible yield"; (3) circular economy principles and the impacts of co-products, and effects beyond nutrient provision; (4) role of aquatic animals in the overall diet; (5) contextual effects of preservation, preparation, cooking, and consumer choices; (6) globalised nature of aquatic animal trade across the value chain; and (7) that aquatic animals are produced from a continuum, rather than a dichotomy, of aquaculture or fisheries. We conclude by proposing a new framework that involves cohesive interdisciplinary discussions around aquatic animal foods and their role in the broader food system.
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- Alexandra Pounds
- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK; (A.M.K.); (M.B.); (B.K.); (S.H.); (W.M.); (A.M.); (R.N.); (R.O.); (D.C.L.)
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK; (A.M.K.); (M.B.); (B.K.); (S.H.); (W.M.); (A.M.); (R.N.); (R.O.); (D.C.L.)
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK; (A.M.K.); (M.B.); (B.K.); (S.H.); (W.M.); (A.M.); (R.N.); (R.O.); (D.C.L.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway;
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK; (A.M.K.); (M.B.); (B.K.); (S.H.); (W.M.); (A.M.); (R.N.); (R.O.); (D.C.L.)
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK; (A.M.K.); (M.B.); (B.K.); (S.H.); (W.M.); (A.M.); (R.N.); (R.O.); (D.C.L.)
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK; (A.M.K.); (M.B.); (B.K.); (S.H.); (W.M.); (A.M.); (R.N.); (R.O.); (D.C.L.)
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- Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali 3814, Bangladesh;
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK; (A.M.K.); (M.B.); (B.K.); (S.H.); (W.M.); (A.M.); (R.N.); (R.O.); (D.C.L.)
- The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK; (A.M.K.); (M.B.); (B.K.); (S.H.); (W.M.); (A.M.); (R.N.); (R.O.); (D.C.L.)
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK; (A.M.K.); (M.B.); (B.K.); (S.H.); (W.M.); (A.M.); (R.N.); (R.O.); (D.C.L.)
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK; (A.M.K.); (M.B.); (B.K.); (S.H.); (W.M.); (A.M.); (R.N.); (R.O.); (D.C.L.)
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Jia M, Zhen L, Xiao Y. Changing Food Consumption and Nutrition Intake in Kazakhstan. Nutrients 2022; 14:326. [PMID: 35057506 PMCID: PMC8778289 DOI: 10.3390/nu14020326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Food resource is an important bond that connects human beings and nature. In this study, we investigated the changes in food consumption and nutrition intake in Kazakhstan from a spatial and temporal perspective, from 2001 to 2018. The data were obtained from the Bureau of Statistics, international organizations and our social interview work. After the start of the 21st century, it was found that per capita food consumption significantly increased; however, the consumption of crop, vegetables and milk decreased. Per capita meat consumption was similar in both urban and rural areas. However, some food consumption showed differences between urban and rural areas. Changes of food consumption quantity and structure also had some effects on nutrient intake and the proportion of nutrients. Per capita energy intake in the national, urban and rural areas all increased remarkably. The energy intake changes in eastern states increased much more than that in western states. Protein intake in rural and urban areas was similar; however, the gap between carbohydrates and fat intake in urban and rural areas increased. The intake of protein, carbohydrates and fat in different states showed the same trend. Food consumption and nutrition intake are affected by economic, social and ecological factors.
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- Mengmeng Jia
- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, A11 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China; (M.J.); (Y.X.)
- College of Resources and Environment, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, No. 19, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, A11 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China; (M.J.); (Y.X.)
- College of Resources and Environment, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, No. 19, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, A11 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China; (M.J.); (Y.X.)
- College of Resources and Environment, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, No. 19, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
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Stetkiewicz S, Norman RA, Allison EH, Andrew NL, Ara G, Banner-Stevens G, Belton B, Beveridge M, Bogard JR, Bush SR, Coffee P, Crumlish M, Edwards P, Eltholth M, Falconer L, Ferreira JG, Garrett A, Gatward I, Islam FU, Kaminski AM, Kjellevold M, Kruijssen F, Leschen W, Mamun AA, McAdam B, Newton R, Krogh-Poulsen B, Pounds A, Richardson B, Roos N, Röös E, Schapper A, Spence-McConnell T, Suri SK, Thilsted SH, Thompson KD, Tlusty MF, Troell MF, Vignola R, Young JA, Zhang W, Little DC. Seafood in Food Security: A Call for Bridging the Terrestrial-Aquatic Divide. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.703152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The contribution of seafood to global food security is being increasingly highlighted in policy. However, the extent to which such claims are supported in the current food security literature is unclear. This review assesses the extent to which seafood is represented in the recent food security literature, both individually and from a food systems perspective, in combination with terrestrially-based production systems. The results demonstrate that seafood remains under-researched compared to the role of terrestrial animal and plant production in food security. Furthermore, seafood and terrestrial production remain siloed, with very few papers addressing the combined contribution or relations between terrestrial and aquatic systems. We conclude that far more attention is needed to the specific and relative role of seafood in global food security and call for the integration of seafood in a wider interdisciplinary approach to global food system research.
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Mamun AA, Murray FJ, Sprague M, McAdam BJ, Roos N, de Roos B, Pounds A, Little DC. Export-Driven, Extensive Coastal Aquaculture Can Benefit Nutritionally Vulnerable People. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.713140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Export-orientated shrimp and prawn farming in coastal ghers has been associated with negative environmental, social, and nutritional impacts. This study challenges these perceptions based on field observations from four communities in South West Bangladesh. Most households observed (>60%) were either directly involved in seafood farming or engaged elsewhere in the seafood value chain. Our study set out to establish how the type and location of aquaculture impacted on access to and consumption of aquatic animals. Additionally, we assessed the effects of both household socioeconomic status and intra-household food allocation on individual diet and nutritional outcomes. We used a blended approach, including a 24-h consumption recall on two occasions, analysis of the proximate composition of aquatic animals and biomarkers from whole blood from a sample of the target population. The diverse polyculture systems generated broad social benefits, where “export-oriented” production actually supplied more food locally than to global markets. Key findings: (1) worse-off households achieved higher productivity of farmed aquatic animals on smaller landholding than better-off households with larger landholdings; (2) vegetable production on gher dikes was a significant source of nutrition and income in lower saline gradients; (3) more fish was eaten in lower saline gradients although fish consumption was highly variable within and between households; (4) intra-household allocation of specific foods within diets were similar across communities; (5) recommended nutrient intakes of protein and zinc exceeded daily requirements for adolescent females, but energy, calcium, and iron were below recommended intake levels; (6) n-3 LC-PUFA, expressed as percentage of total fatty acids, in whole blood samples of adolescent females declined with ambient salinity level regardless of household socioeconomic status; (7) analysis of aquatic animals consumed found that mangrove species and tilapia harvested from higher saline ghers contained high levels of desirable PUFAs. These findings suggest that export-driven, extensive coastal aquaculture can be nutrition sensitive when co-products are retained for local consumption.
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de Roos B, Roos N, Ara G, Ahmed T, Mamun A, Sneddon AA, Murray F, Grieve E, Little DC. Linkages of agroecosystems producing farmed seafood on food security, nutritional status and adolescent health in Bangladesh. MATERNAL & CHILD NUTRITION 2020; 16 Suppl 3:e13017. [PMID: 33347719 PMCID: PMC7752128 DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 03/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This narrative review aims to provide an interdisciplinary perspective on actors that link global aquatic food production systems with fish consumption and nutritional status, with a special focus on adolescent girls in Bangladesh. The writing of this narrative perspective was undertaken within the framework of the Aquatic Food for Health and Nutrition (AQN) project that aimed to develop a metric for assessing the impacts on nutrition and health of agroecosystems producing farmed seafood. Previous studies evaluating links between agricultural ecosystems, aquaculture, food security and human health have systemically ignored the importance of diet and nutrition. Such studies have also ignored the importance of local communities, cultural norms and household composition and behaviours to identify vulnerable groups such as adolescent girls. This narrative review presents our current understanding of the relationships between aquaculture, fish production and consumption patterns, food security, optimal nutrition and health. It also highlights the importance of research into aquaculture food systems, linking aquatic food production systems with nutritional status, health and socioeconomic prosperity, which would help to develop more integrated and relevant food policies.
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and SportsUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Nutrition and Clinical Services DivisionInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease ResearchDhakaBangladesh
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- Nutrition and Clinical Services DivisionInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease ResearchDhakaBangladesh
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- Department of Fisheries and Marine ScienceNoakhali Science and Technology UniversityNoakhaliBangladesh
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- Institute of AquacultureUniversity of StirlingStirlingUK
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- Institute of Health and WellbeingUniversity of GlasgowGlasglowUK
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Hashanuzzaman M, Bhowmik S, Rahman MS, Zakaria MA, Voumik LC, Mamun AA. Assessment of food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of fish farmers and restaurants food handlers in Bangladesh. Heliyon 2020; 6:e05485. [PMID: 33225096 PMCID: PMC7666344 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The study was conducted to assess the present status of knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) concerning the food safety and hygiene issues among fish farmers and food handlers in Noakhali, Bangladesh. Data were collected from 100 respondents (50 fish farmers and 50 food handlers) through face to face interviews. All the respondents agreed that training on hygiene practices was necessary and they were interested to attend training in their spare time. Food handlers (88%) agreed that raw foods must be kept separate from prepared foods and 68% of them believed that improper preservation of foods is harmful to health. About 52% of farmers used a face mask when spreading insecticides, fertilizers, and chemicals. Food handlers were wearing protective clothing (32%) and masks (12%) when touching and distributing unwrapped foods, however no handlers used a cap. A significant strong correlation coefficient (rs) was found between knowledge with attitudes, knowledge with practices and attitudes with practices of 0.73-0.99 among the three domains for fish farmers and food handlers. The correlation among the three levels was satisfactory, however, some food safety concepts and practices regarding hygiene were still insufficient. Therefore, an effective and appropriate training program on food safety and hygiene should be launched in a holistic approach for all fish farmers and food handlers to increase awareness and ensure safe food for consumers with a view to reducing the possibility of disease outbreak.
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- Mohammad Hashanuzzaman
- Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
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- Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
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- Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
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- Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
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- Department of Economics, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakahli, 3814, Bangladesh
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- Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
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