The ocean, which covers 71.6% of our planet, is regarded as the earth's largest life support system due to its capacity for generating oxygen, absorbing carbon dioxide, providing food, nutrients, regulating biogeochemical nature, climate and so on. Bangladesh being a maritime country, need to adopt the blue economical challenges as a top priority to promote its socioeconomic growth in a sustainable way. After settlement of maritime issues with neighboring coastal states, the country is now legitimately entitles to approximately 118,813 sq. km of sea region, including the territorial sea, contagious zone as well as Exclusive Economic Zone. In this northern Bay of Bengal, the scope of blue economic activities includes coastal and marine fisheries, oil and gas, minerals, tourism, shipping, renewable energy, ship recycling, human pressures and other related fields. A thrust in blue economic development may come through sustainable ocean governance. Maritime education is already underway since 1970s and different institutions involved in this unique knowledge generation process. The country would be greatly benefited from the regional and global cooperation for developing and ensuring blue economic aspect.

Dr. Md Asaduzzaman
Associate Professor and Head
Department of Marine Bioresource Science

The Bay of Bengal, which shares diverse characteristics of the Indian Ocean, is a unique system due to shallow continental shelf region (<200 m), thickest sediment deposits, freshwater runoff, mixing properties, natural land reclamation process, hotspot for tropical cyclones, seasonal reversal of oceanic currents (southwest and northeast monsoon dominated), semidiurnal tides, rich biodiversity and abundance in fisheries resources. The oceanaire vision of Government of the Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh has already set up the context for inclusive socio-economic growth for the challenge of 21st century. Considering the significance of this coastal and oceanic resources, the Faculty of Fisheries (FoF) under the Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) has started the marine science education since 2013 by establishing the Department of Marine Bioresource Science (DMBS) which taking the advantages of promoting coastal and ocean-based resource in the northern Bay of Bengal. This Department is the unique institution of its kind in this southeastern coast of Bangladesh that deals with marine biology, planktology, aquatic pollution and toxicology, marine fisheries management, GIS and remote sensing, and relevant educational activities, seminars, workshops and researches. Recent maritime dispute settlement with neighboring states have opened a new sphere of blue economy in Bangladesh. In this trend, this department has a leading role to ensure proper exploration, exploitation of maritime resources in a sustainable way.

Bangladesh yet need to be developed the maritime spatial planning strategy for this vast ocean space. The Government has already developed and prepared a background paper entitled as "Strategy for ocean and river resources management" for the Seventh Five Year Plan (2016-2020) for ensuring blue economic development. The contribution of ideas and knowledge in this sector greatly contribute this nation as well as to the human beings. I am extremely happy to see the sincere research initiative of the faculty members, researchers and do appreciate their continuous innovative efforts. I believe this will not only benefit the students but also other scholars of other institution of maritime sector.

I wish all the best of the researchers, scholars, students and the Department of Marine Bioresource Science.

Department of Marine Bioresource Science

Faculty of Fisheries (FoF)

Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU)

Course Curriculum for Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Fisheries (Hons.) under DMBS

Course Title	Course Code	Year and Semester of the courses
1. Estuarine and Marine Ecology	EME 102 (T/P)	B.Sc Fisheries (Hons.) 1^st Year 2^nd Semester
2. Marine Biology	MBI 201 (T/P)	B.Sc Fisheries (Hons.) 2^nd Year 1^st Semester
3. Fisheries Oceanography	FOC 202 (T/P)	B.Sc Fisheries (Hons.) 2^nd Year 2^ndSemester
4. Coastal Zone Management	CZM 202 (T)	B.Sc Fisheries (Hons.) 2^nd Year 2^ndSemester
5. Aquatic Pollution and Toxicology	APT 301 (T/P)	B.Sc Fisheries (Hons.) 3^rd Year 1^st Semester
6. Marine Fisheries Management	MFM 302 (T/P)	B.Sc Fisheries (Hons.) 3^rd Year 2^nd Semester
7. GIS and Remote Sensing	GRS 401 (T)	B.Sc Fisheries (Hons.) 4^th Year 1^st Semester
8. Mangrove Resources	MRE 401 (T)	B.Sc Fisheries (Hons.) 4^th Year 1^st Semester

Course Curriculum for Master of Science in Marine Bioresource Science

January-June Semester
Name of the courses	Course Code	Credit (Theory)
A. Compulsory Courses (4×2= 8 Credits)	Course Code	Credit (Theory)
1. Marine Ecological Dynamics	MED-501	2
2. Tropical Marine Biology	TMB-501	2
3. Physical and Chemical Oceanography	PCO-501	2
4. Marine Survey and Research	MSR-501	2
B. Elective Courses (2×2= 4 Credits)
1. Estuarine and Coastal Processes	ECP-501	2
2. Marine Botany	MBO-501	2
3. Mangrove and Reef Fisheries	MRF-501	2
4. Remote Sensing in Marine Fisheries	RMF-501	2
5. Navigation and Maritime Affairs	NMA-501	2
C. Research Work and Seminar		2
Semester Total		14

July - December Semester
A. Compulsory Courses (4×2= 8 Credits)
1. Biological Oceanography	BOC-502	2
2. Marine Biotechnology	MBT-502	2
3. Coastal and Marine Pollution	CMP-502	2
4. Marine Resources Conservation & Management	MCM-502	2
B. Elective Courses (2×2= 4 Credits)
1. Climate Science and Meteorology	CSM-502	2
2. Marine Laws and Policies	MLP-502	2
3. Eco-engineering and Coastal Defense	ECD-502	2
4. Marine Biogeochemistry	MBC-502	2
5. Marine Stock Enhancement	MSE-502	2
C. Research Work and Seminar		2
Semester Total		14