M. U. M. Abu Zakaria

WorldFish · Sustainable Aquaculture

Globally, the nutritionally enriched fish powder is gaining attention for the fabrication of functional or value-added foods that could contribute to reducing malnutrition. Therefore, fish powders prepared from whole, gutted, and muscle of anchovy (Coilia dussumieri) and sardine (Sardinella fimbriata) and their proximate composition , concentration...

The study was designed to develop and evaluate the proximate composition, minerals, amino acids, and fatty acids of ready-to-use fish products (RUFPs)/fish powders from three small freshwater fish species, namely chapila (Gudusia chapra), kachki (Corica soborna), and tit punti (Puntius ticto). In addition, the percentage of recommended nutrient int...

Background: Small-scale fishing is one of the most precarious occupations, with high rates of threats and hazards. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the health hazards and safety issues of fishers involved in small-scale fisheries (SSF). Materials and methods: Fifty SSF fishers (n = 50) were surveyed by using a pre-tested questionnair...

The current study was conducted to compare the nutritional values of the wild-captured Pangasianodon hypophthalmus and those of the farm-cultured Pangasius pangasius, pangas. Fish samples were collected from the Meghna River Estuary (from the river and a fish farm) from October 2018 till January 2020 with respect to three seasons. Moisture, protein...

To assess the impact of dadon (interest-based loan) on catch, quality and post-harvest loss (PHL) reduction of open water fisheries, a 12-month study was carried out among the six fish landing centers (FLC) under 5 haor upazilas in Kishoreganj district of Bangladesh, viz. Chamra ghat Matshaya Arat in Karim-ganj upazila, Tarail Matshaya Arat in Tara...

The study was designed to investigate the effects of freezing periods and the combination of packaging with or without turmeric on the proximate composition of whole and sliced Labeo bata. The samples were subjected to 28 days of frozen (-20 °C) storage periods and analyzed for proximate composition such as moisture, protein, lipid and ash at inter...

This study presents a comparative analysis of well-being status between improved fish handler (IHs) and poor fish handler (PHs) groups of Kishoreganj haor and Daudkandi floodplain. Two hundred seventy respondents were surveyed randomly through structured questionnaires, focus group discussion (FGD) and key informant interview (KII) from July, 2018...

To assess the nature and effect of dadon (a non-institutional financing way, built upon a verbal contract between the fishers and the money lenders/mohajons, which is paid back by harvested fish at predetermined lower price, along with 5-10% cash interest) on livelihood status of two fishing communities in Kishore-ganj haor, a 12-month study was co...

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...

The present study explains fish species diversity, landing quality and catch composition in Daudkandi Floodplain Fisheries (DFPF) from January to December 2019. Seine nets were used to harvest 26 species in ten fishery projects in two tiers, from February to July and August to January. The total catchment area was 748.08 ha. Maximum water depth (4....

Background and Objective: Shrimp and prawn industries generate a huge amount of co-products (CPs) that can be utilized as a key source of chitin and chitosan, natural multifunctional polymers. The current study modified the existing extraction methods to produce chitin and chitosan from shrimp and prawn co-product (shell). Materials and Methods: Tw...