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Daya Publishing House Biodiversity Reserve A Goldmine For Aquaculture by Ray, Parimal
The author has taken immense pains to high light facts how human interference associated wit! natural calamities are responsible in altering the morpho-ecologicai conditions of Sunderland delt; (covering the district of 24-Parganas lying between 2T32' and 22°51' N latitude and 88°2' and 89°6 longitude). The growing human population followed by huge population influx during partition of Bengal into Easi Pakistan (1947) which later emerged as free Bangladesh (1971), most of which being agriculturist settled various parts of Sundarbans. The growing human population demanded progressive course of reclamation, resettlement, colonization, agricultural development, construction of roads etc. The reserve forest are£ was gradually reclaimed to a considerable extent. Since fish culture is more paying than agriculture, people diverted their attention towards various types of fish culture. To provide adequate information, the author has divided the entire pisciculture system covered under the complex ecosystem mainly as culture and capture fishery.