Floodplain fisheries are a major aquatic common property resource in Bangladesh. However, the modification of the floodplains into croplands and the increasing number of people who were fishing the remaining waters seriously endangered this valuable ecosystem. During the Flood Action Plan in the early ‘90s a number of studies were carried out which examined the impact of water management on fisheries. The Compartmentalisation Pilot Project or FAP 20 is a water ...
