Sustainable exploitation of hilsa fish (Tenualosa ilisha) population in Bangladesh: modeling and policy implications

• Main Authors: Bala, Bilash Kanti, Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah, Alias, Emmy Farha, Sidique, Shaufique Fahmi, Mohd Noh, Kusairi, Kamal, Md. Rowshon, Islam, Q. M. M., Islam, M. M.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35550/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380014001574
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This paper presents a computer model of hilsa fish (Tenualosa ilisha) to predict the long-term trends in the hilsa population over several decades and to assess the impacts of harvesting the juveniles and spawning adults of hilsa fish. The model is designed to keep track of the population in various...