24 MARCH 2016 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG Considerable opportunities exist for improving productivity, profitability and resilience of brackishwater aquaculture in the coastal saline zone of Bangladesh through diversification and better management. Improved practices include shrimptilapia polyculture in the dry season, mixed culture of carp and catfish in the wet season, and growing vegetables on dikes. Rotational polyculture increases fish production for local market and reduces the risk of economic loss from dry season crops.
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