Educational Outreach Program

Our Educational Outreach Program is currently developing a compact and easily transportable new exhibition focusing on fish and freshwater dolphin conservation and sustainable fisheries. The exhibition elements, including interactive parts for community events. 

@ WCS & BCDP

The traveling Shushuk Mela 2014 was formidable information sharing platform which was held near Sundarban area on 2014. The Sundarbans is a mangrove area in the delta formed by the confluence of Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. The overwhelmingly positive reactions from visitors of all ages and backgrounds encourage us to continue developing innovative and effective educational outreach tools. Through the outreach program we achieved a measurable increase in knowledge about and positive attitudes towards freshwater dolphins. 

@ WCS & BCDP

The Shushuk Mela has significantly contributed to building cetacean conservation constituencies among those living and working in close proximity to the wildlife sanctuaries for freshwater dolphins.The Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) and Bangladesh Cetacean Diversity Project (BCDP) has been worked to conserve the cetacean diversity and abundance in Bangladesh with local communities and institutions.The amazing diversity of cetaceans (dolphins, whales and porpoises) and fish living in the rivers, estuaries and deep-sea waters of Bangladesh is to share information about endangered freshwater dolphins, and engage villagers in discussions about efforts to conserve these animals, maintain sustainable fishing livelihoods, and cope with the impacts of declining freshwater flows and climate change.

@ WCS & BCDP

Educational outreach campaigns provide educational experiences for young people in classrooms, libraries, after-school programs, community-based organizations, museums, etc., as well as supporting the professional development of the professionals and paraprofessionals who work with them. It focus the general audience, or a family activity guide, or a partnership. Awareness, skill-building, and/or behavior-changing lesson plans, activities and/or classroom supplements are great support for outreach program.

Love Flows

Love is expressed through our excitement of jumping into rivers, paddling through still waters, encountering fierce predators, and immersion into the mysterious underwater world. People around the world experience love in many different ways but in one way many of us are similar - we are all connected through the love we have for our environment, rivers and fishes. Happy Fish logo is also a symbol of love signifying happy, free fish populations that thrive because of our global initiatives and support. Love helps us in our goal of connecting fish, rivers and people. In 2020, we hope that the Love Flows theme will inspire even more to participate and show their love for fishes and rivers! Love Flows materials are found on worldfishmigrationday.com/downloads.
 

Ambition and Passion

Md Muzammel Hossain is a biologist with a background in fishery. He has graduated from Jagannath University, Dhaka. He is not only positive thinker but also researcher for aquatic animal and environment as a ambition and passionate person. He also support to Helen Keller statement, "To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug". He just wish that the perspective of the whole world would be the same; that they would choose shark over its fin or wild African elephants over ivory. After being exposed to the real word, he has developed a perception that there is a massive difference between the thinking of conversationalists and the belief of mass people about exploiting the natural resources which is not at all sustainable. He is considering the ways in which we are polluting our natural water bodies, exploiting resources and destroying our wildlife, no amount of money could help us in the coming future. His research Interests are broad and include toxicology, parasitology, ecology, aquatic animal, biodiversity, dolphin conservation, molecular biology, diseases impact and risk assessment.

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Cancer Risk Research through Seafood Consumption in the Human body conducted via Jagannath University, Dhaka

Seafood consumption should not be ignored because the cancer risk for the coastal people due to metal exposure. Exposure to high lead levels can severely damage the brain, liver, and kidneys and ultimately cause death. Even lead may cause miscarriage to pregnant women. 

The carcinogenic risk for As was close to the unacceptable range in crustacean and fish species, whereas that of Cd was higher than the unacceptable value in both groups. In the case of Pb, the lowest limit that indicated negligence is lower than 10⁻⁶ in fish, but the highest limit, which lies between 10⁻⁶ and 10⁻⁴ indicated an acceptable range in both group of species.

According to USEPA 1989, 2010, the excess cancer risk lower than 10⁻⁶ is considered to be negligible, the cancer risk above 10⁻⁴ is considered unacceptable, and risks that lie between 10⁻⁶ and 10⁻⁴ are considered acceptable.

Research Article l Elsevier : Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety : 159(2018) : 153-163 l https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.04.035