@article{Karim_Halim_Uddin_Yeasmin_Hasanuzzaman_Ali_Rahmatullah_2020, title={Study on sustainable livelihoods of fishers from Chalan beel, Bangladesh}, volume={5}, url={https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/AAJBB/article/view/53872}, DOI={10.3329/aajbb.v5i3.53872}, abstractNote={<p>An assessment was carried out to observe the impacts of fish sanctuary on the livelihoods from fishers of Ruhul <em>beel </em>and Bamonji <em>beel </em>under Chalan <em>beel </em>in Pabna district of Bangladesh. Data were collected from selected sanctuary sites with prepared and pretested questionnaire and analyzed through statistical tests like ANOVA (Analysis of Variance), regression, correlation, Chi-square were used to identify the relationships between variables and significant differences/association among them. From physical capital point of view, it was found that 91.3% of fishermen’s houses were katcha, 6.52% were semi-pacca, and only 2.17% were pucca in case of Ruhul <em>beel </em>and in case of Bamonji <em>beel </em>90.54% of fishermen’s houses were katcha, 8.11% were semi-pacca, and only 1.35% were pacca. There was no significant variation (ANOVA; P>0.05, Chi Square test; non-significant at 0.05 level) among the residences by well-being. From human capital, average age of the household heads (HHH) was 37.95(±) 1.354 for Ruhul <em>beel </em>respectively, whereas for Bamonji <em>beel </em>the average age were 38.05(±) 1.064. The medium aged group fishermen were dominant in Ruhul <em>beel </em>than Bamonji <em>beel</em>. There were no significant difference (P>0.05) found between the age groups by well-being. From income capital it was observed highest part of income were come from fishing contributing 64.89% (653.72±128.82 US$), 43.58% (431.89±74.66 US$) for Ruhul <em>beel </em>and Bamonji <em>beel </em>respectively. As per as natural and social capital, average used land holding was 0.274±0.136 ranging 0.065 ha to 0.534 ha for Ruhul <em>beel </em>and 0.228±0.305 ha ranging 0.040 to 0.267 ha for Bamonji <em>beel</em>. The average land holdings did not vary significantly (P>0.05) between the sites.</p> <p>Asian Australas. J. Biosci. Biotechnol. 2020, 5 (3), 100-114</p>}, number={3}, journal={Asian-Australasian Journal of Bioscience and Biotechnology}, author={Karim, SM Rezaul and Halim, KM Abdul and Uddin, Md Asek and Yeasmin, Most Farida and Hasanuzzaman, KM and Ali, Md Nawshad and Rahmatullah, SM}, year={2020}, month={Dec.}, pages={100–114} }