The impact of climate change on prawn postlarvae fishing in coastal Bangladesh: Socioeconomic and ecological perspectives

► Prawn farming in Bangladesh remains dependent on the capture of wild postlarvae. ► Postlarvae fishing has been accompanied by concerns over recent climate change. ► Climatic variables have had adverse effects on ecosystem, thus availability of postlarvae. ► Postlarvae fishers face a variety of socioeconomic constraints. ► An integrated approach needs to be introduced to cope with the challenges.