TY - JOUR AU - BARMAN, SANZIB KUMAR AU - KUNDA, MRITYUNJOY AU - MAZUMDER, SABUJ KANTI AU - NAHIDUZZAMAN, MD AU - BARMAN, PARTHO PROTIM AU - DAS, SIMON KUMAR PY - 2021/12/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - FISH-DIVERSITY IN THE KURA RIVER OF BANGLADESH: PATTERNS AND THREATS JF - Malaysian Applied Biology JA - MAB VL - 50 IS - 3 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.55230/mabjournal.v50i3.2208 UR - https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/article/view/2208 SP - 1-14 AB - <p><span class="fontstyle0">The study was aimed to investigate the current status and threats of fisheries resources in the Kura River, Bangladesh. Monthly fish catch surveys were carried out from December 2015 to November 2016 in four catchment areas at Hasinarghat, Kandir-dor, Pulertol, and Barartok. In addition, questionnaire interviews and focus group discussions (FGD) were done to clarify perceptions about the Kura River fishery status. A total of 59 fish species from 22 families were documented and of which 27% were threatened. The values of diversity (H</span><span class="fontstyle2">)</span><span class="fontstyle0">, richness (D</span><span class="fontstyle2">), </span><span class="fontstyle0">and evenness </span><span class="fontstyle2">(</span><span class="fontstyle0">J’</span><span class="fontstyle2">) </span><span class="fontstyle0">were calculated at 3.599, 4.345, and 0.921 respectively. The highest catch volume was recorded 19800±7722.71 kg in November 2016 at the Kandirdor and the lowest 225±110.65 kg in March 2016 at the Barartok (</span><span class="fontstyle2">p</span><span class="fontstyle0">&lt;0.05). The upstream blockage (man-made dam) in the Kura River was identified as the main cause of fish habitat change, decrease fish biodiversity, and production of this River. Therefore, the findings of this study exposed that the conservation of fish has become urgent. In this regard, the baseline scenario of the Kura River biodiversity and threats will help to make awareness to take necessary conservation strategy as well as the need for further in-depth study.</span></p> ER -