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General information
| Innovation ID | 356 |
| Version ID | 271 |
| Innovation Title | Smartphone-based Citizen Science Approach for Improved Fish Catch Monitoring in Bangladesh |
| Innovation description | Innovative approach of engaging trained boat skippers as Citizen Scientists with Smart Phone to generate reliable fisheries data have been successfully piloted. The novel catch monitoring system has been introduced in five sanctuaries and marine habitats involving 60 Citizen Scientists, who efficiently provided real-time species-wise catch data directly to database following easy to use Bangla Apps adapted from ODK (open data kit) module. |
| Reporting Staff | A.B.M. Haque (WF), Wahab Abdul (WF), Mohammad Rahman (WF) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2019 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Research and Communication Methodologies and Tools |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 2: successful piloting |
| Year (Stage) | 2019 |
| Stage Description | Piloted in five sanctuaries and marine habitats involving 60 Citizen Scientists successfully completed. Department of Fisheries, Bangladesh may scale up the approach in near future for catch monitoring in its ongoing projects. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | WorldFish |
| Top 5 contributors | Bangladesh Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Department of Fisheries Bangladesh |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems |
| Flagship project | FP2-Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries |
| Cluster | FP2-1-Resilient coastal fisheries |
| Other CRPs-Flagships-Clusters |
Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Bangladesh |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | More productive and equitable management of natural resources |
| Other Sub-IDO | Enhanced conservation of habitats and resources. |
| Other Sub-IDO |
Evidences
| Evidences | Innocent Bikara, Andressa Gutierrez. (2020). Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh (ECOFISH—Bangladesh). Project brief Oct 2018- Dec 2019. [https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/4139] USAID_Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh (ECOFISH-Bangladesh)_Annual Report Oct 2018 to Dec 2019 [https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/4026] |
Linked Elements
| Milestones |
| Outcome Impact Case | Hilsa Production and Fishers’ Income Increased due to co-management strategies aimed to enhance the socio-economic resilience of fishing communities in Bangladesh https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/6cf5b6 The declaration of Nijhum Dwip Marine Protected Area (MPA) to generate more sustainable fishing and livelihoods while protecting the marine biodiversity in Bangladesh https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/4f9849 Research and application of co-management strategies enhance the contribution to sustainable increase in hilsa production while providing socio-economic resilience for over 34,676 fishers in Bangladesh https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/4aeb19 Research and application of co-management strategies enhance the biodiversity conservation while providing socio-economic resilience for over 46,486 fishers in Bangladesh https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/db283a |
| Policy | WorldFish contributed to the declaration of the Nijhum Dwip Marine Protected Area (MPA) in Bangladesh through S.R.O. No.211-Law/2019 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/9fef77 Allowable mesh size for hilsa gillnets determined and recommended in Bangladesh https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/e8dfce Hilsa Conservation and Development Fund (HCDF) created and operational guideline formulated in Bangladesh https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/104238 Allowable mesh size for hilsa gillnets recommendations now officialized by the Government of Bangladesh through a gazette notification https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/48badf Operationalization of the Hilsa Conservation and Development Fund (HCDF) in Bangladesh https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/b2315a |