Table 1.

Sample size of fishermen and traders.

Study Area		Fisherman	Traders
Division	District	Fisherman	Arathder	Wholesaler	Retailer	Freezing fish processor	Drying fish processor	Salting fish processor	Total Traders	Total Sample
Barishal	Patuakhali	138	35	46	51	3	29	27	191	329
	Barguna	69	20	33	94	1	4	3	155	224
Chattagram	Chattagram	100	35	50	69	12	15	11	192	292
	Cox's Bazar	69	35	50	69	3	52	9	218	287
Total	–	376	125	179	283	19	100	50	756	1132
Total populationa		140,000	325,000

^aThe total population of fishermen and traders are about 140,000 and 325,000 respectively. However, it is difficult to identify the exact population lack of accurate and reliable data.