Most reported survey results on challenges to boost income from the fishing profession, strategies adopted to overcome these, obstacles faced during tropical cyclone period and adaptation strategies with the adverse climatic condition
| Challenges to boost income from fishing profession | Frequency (%) | Strategies adopted to overcome livelihood challenges | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recent government ban to catch in the Bay of Bengal | 53 (36.3) | Appeal to the GoB to withdraw/minimise forbidden period in the Bay of Bengal | 49 (35.8) |
| Do not get profit from the investment | 29 (19.9) | Taking a loan from the GoB/NGOs | 39 (28.4) |
| Riverbank erosion induced landlessness and house changes | 14 (9.6) | Fishing the Bay in highly abundance period | 10 (7.3) |
| Fishes are not found sufficiently | 8 (5.5) | Taking legal help from society | 6 (4.4) |
| Obstacles faced during tropical cyclone period | Frequency (%) | Adaptation strategies with the adverse climatic condition | Frequency (%) |
| Destruction of houses | 124 (37.0) | Installation of tube well for safe drinking water | 131 (21.6) |
| A fishing boat and net destroyed | 87 (25.9) | Raising plinth of the house to cope with inundation | 119 (19.6) |
| Fishers dead in the Bay of Bengal | 28 (8.4) | Use of solar panel/biogas for electricity | 118 (19.4) |
| Destruction of roads due to submersion in the rain and tidal water and storm surges | 33 (9.8) | Rainwater harvesting as a source of safe drinking water | 109 (18.0) |
| Total | 146 | 100 |
| Challenges to boost income from fishing profession | Frequency (%) | Strategies adopted to overcome livelihood challenges | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recent government ban to catch in the Bay of Bengal | 53 (36.3) | Appeal to the GoB to withdraw/minimise forbidden period in the Bay of Bengal | 49 (35.8) |
| Do not get profit from the investment | 29 (19.9) | Taking a loan from the GoB/NGOs | 39 (28.4) |
| Riverbank erosion induced landlessness and house changes | 14 (9.6) | Fishing the Bay in highly abundance period | 10 (7.3) |
| Fishes are not found sufficiently | 8 (5.5) | Taking legal help from society | 6 (4.4) |
| Obstacles faced during tropical cyclone period | Frequency (%) | Adaptation strategies with the adverse climatic condition | Frequency (%) |
| Destruction of houses | 124 (37.0) | Installation of tube well for safe drinking water | 131 (21.6) |
| A fishing boat and net destroyed | 87 (25.9) | Raising plinth of the house to cope with inundation | 119 (19.6) |
| Fishers dead in the Bay of Bengal | 28 (8.4) | Use of solar panel/biogas for electricity | 118 (19.4) |
| Destruction of roads due to submersion in the rain and tidal water and storm surges | 33 (9.8) | Rainwater harvesting as a source of safe drinking water | 109 (18.0) |
| Total | 146 | 100 |
Note:
Multiple responses were considered