WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • MARCH 2024 67 fish from three different river sources. The first generation exhibited 7.5 percent faster growth than the base population. Later, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation fish were developed through family selection. Likewise, BFRI Rajpunti and BFRI Super Tilapia are 35 percent and 63 percent more productive than their unselected counterparts, respectively (BFRI 2019). Value Added Products Seaweed papor (98 percent Ulva lactuca), seaweed noodles and jorda (5 percent Hypnea sp.), and seaweed piyajo (5 percent U. lactuca) were all launched by BFRI. To create dried fish, BFRI introduced a user-friendly mechanical fish dryer. The output is 4.0 t per month per dryer. Typically, the dried fish product had a moisture content below 15 percent. In order to preserve food for longer than six months, vacuum polythene packs have been popularized by the institute (Azam 2022). Research Challenges Climate change is a prime issue which will be making aquaculture and fisheries research activities more challenging in future. Rising temperature is affecting all biotic and abiotic factors of the ecosystems. Poor resource management is another potential barrier towards implementing innovative research ideas. In addition, skilled people are essential in order to manage resources properly and such a labor force is currently a bit scarce in the efforts to support outstanding progress in research and development. Conclusions The Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute makes a major contribution to food security, nutrition and livelihoods of the community through research collaboration, knowledge advancement, and capacity building for future breakthroughs (Figure 4). The Institute participates in technology transfer and gets feedback with the collaboration of GOs/NGOs extension professionals and other agencies. 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