Environmental Impacts of Commercial Shrimp Farming in Coastal Zone of Bangladesh and Approaches for Sustainable Management

Shrimp cultivating in Bangladesh has been accelerated quickly following huge demand in the global market. Since the mid-1980s, shrimp is a significant part of the economy of Bangladesh. This practice is growing in Bangladesh because of favorable agro-climatic conditions, sufficient water resources, cheap labor, and international donor agencies. Despite a range positive factor like foreign exchange, employment and food, the industry has terrible environmental impacts. This spontaneous and indiscriminate shrimp cultivating is gathering impressive discourse because of its negative ecological results. Environmental effects like mangrove destruction, sedimentation, saltwater interruption, loss of biodiversity and contamination are seen to be the key obstructions for the advancement of sustainable shrimp cultivating. A large number of sections of land of terrains in the seaside territories have been included under shrimp cultivation. Unplanned and haphazard growth of shrimp culture has an influence on the coastal ecosystem.