Drs Chris Hauton, Sergei Shubin and Tanjil Sowgat recently spent time in Khulna and Mymensingh, visiting shrimp farmers, promoting the work or the project and conducting socioeconomic surveys and questionnaires. This visit was part of a 50-day programme of fieldwork conducted by Dr Sowgat in different districts in Bangladesh. During the field activities the research team also made contact with local NGOs in Bangladesh, including JJS (Jagrata Juba Sangha) that provided their support for the South Bangladesh (Koyra) field work.