Preferences and willingness to pay for freshwater prawn: a case study from Bangladesh

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Issue		Aquat. Living Resour. Volume 39, 2026


Article Number		22
Number of page(s)		14
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2026017
Published online		23 July 2026

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