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. 2024 Feb 25:913:169718.
doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169718. Epub 2023 Dec 30.

An integrated coastal ecosystem monitoring strategy: Pilot case in Naf-Saint Martin Peninsula, Bangladesh

Subrata Sarker  1 , Lilian A Krug  2 , Kazi Mainul Islam  3 , Shyamal Chandra Basak  4 , A N M Samiul Huda  5 , Md Shahadat Hossain  5 , Nabanita Das  5 , Shashowti Chowdhury Riya  5 , Eurida Liyana  5 , Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury  6
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An integrated coastal ecosystem monitoring strategy: Pilot case in Naf-Saint Martin Peninsula, Bangladesh

Subrata Sarker et al. Sci Total Environ. .

Abstract

Rapid population growth creating an excessive pressure on the marine environment and thus monitoring of marine ecosystem is essential. However, due to high technical and financial involvement, monitoring of coastal ecosystem is always challenging in developing countries. This study aims to develop an integrated coastal ecosystem monitoring system that combines scientific sampling, numerical model simulation and citizen science observations to monitor the coastal ecosystem of Bangladesh. This concept of integrated monitoring approach was piloted from January 2022 to April 2023 at the South East coastal zone of Bangladesh. Scientific sampling and numerical model simulations were performed for temperature and salinity data collection. Citizen science approach was employed to collect data on environmental conditions, fisheries, plankton, other marine resources, and plastic pollution. Numerical model simulations and citizen scientists observations of temperature and salinity showed good agreement with the scientifically collected data. In addition, citizen scientists observations on fisheries, plankton, other marine resources and plastic pollution were also in line with the existing database and previous studies. The proposed integrated monitoring approach presents a viable technique, creating a new avenue for coastal and marine ecosystem monitoring where infrastructural facilities are limited.

Keywords: Bangladesh; Citizen science; Coastal ecosystems; Marine ecosystem monitoring; Numerical model; Scientific monitoring.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Subrata Sarker reports financial support, administrative support, and equipment, drugs, or supplies were provided by Shahjalal University of Science and Technology. Gawsia Wahidunessa Chowdhury reports financial support was provided by University of Dhaka. Subrata Sarker reports financial support was provided by Partnership for Observation of Global Ocean. If there are other authors, they declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.