Fisheries and Aquaculture Profile of Bangladesh

1. Fisheries and
Aquaculture Profile
of Bangladesh
Amir Hossain, Md. Mahmud Al Hasan
ISATEC, University of Bremen

2. Country Overview
• Full Name : People's Republic of
Bangladesh
• Capital : Dhaka
• Currency : Taka (৳) (BDT)
• GDP/ capita : $5,028
• GDP from Fisheries sector: 3.69%
• Time zone : GMT +6
• Area : Total 147,610 sq km
• Population : 164.7 million (2017)
• Ethnic groups : 98% Bengali+2%others
• Language : Bengali + English

3. Water bodies of
Bangladesh
• Bangladesh has the world's largest flooded wetland and the third largest aquatic
biodiversity in Asia after China and India
• Bangladesh has one of the biggest and most active deltas, fed by three mighty
rivers
• The Padma, the Meghna and the Jamuna
• This contributes to a high potential for fresh and brackish water capture and
culturefisheries, in addition to the vast marine resources.

4. Major Species…

5. Major Inland and
Marine Species
With Their
Production
Inland
open
water
capture
Inlandopenwaterculture
Industrial
Trawl
Artisanal

6.  97 percent domestic consumption
 3 percent is exported.
 Frozen shrimp
 Frozen fish, Dry fish
 Frozen frog
 Salted fish
 Turtles,
 crabs,
 Fish maws (dried fish swim bladders)
MARKET AND TRADE

7. Four categories of markets
• Primary markets  Fisherman Nikary (collector)
• Secondary markets (assembly markets) Chalani (transporter)
• Higher secondary markets (wholesale markets) Aratdars
(wholesaler)
• Central markets Paiker (retailer) and consumer

8. Production....
Marine fish species
Marine

10. Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) National fish of Bangladesh
Geographical Indicator (GI) of Bangladesh

11. National fish of Bangladesh
Contribution: About 12.09 % total fish production
Production increased from 1.99 lakh MT in 2003-04 to 5.17 lakh MT in 2017-
18.
Growth rate of hilsa production is 4.19%.
About 450,000 people are directly involved in the catching of this fish

12. Institutional framework
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock
Department of Fisheries (DoF)
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI)
Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute(BORI)
Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation (BFDC)
Marine Fisheries Academy
Fish Hatchery and Training Center

13. Legal framework
Policy and strategy guidance
National Fisheries Policy, 1998.
National Fisheries Strategy, 2006
Acts
 The Protection and Conservation of Fish Act, 1950
The Protection and Conservation of Fish Rules, 1985
The Marine Fisheries Ordinance, 1983
The Marine Fisheries Rules, 1983
The Fish and Products (Inspection and Quality Control) Ordinance, 1983

14. Current Issues
Inland aquaculture
I. Habitat destruction
II. Use of insecticides and antibiotics
III. Introduction of diseases
Coastal farming
I. Environmental degradation
II. Loss of biodiversity
III. Destruction of mangrove forest
for coastal shrimp culture
IV. Introduction of viral diseases

15. Remarkable achievements
 Fish production and rural employment
 Fingerling release, establishment of beel nursery
 Community based fisheries management establishment of fish sanctuary
 Conservation of fishing ground
 Protection of Hilsha fishery
 DoF awarded “Bangabandhu National Agriculture Award 2017”

16. References….
• Khatun N, MT Islam, N Sultana, S Mrong and MA Huq, 2017. Present
status of carp hatchery and breeding operations in Bangladesh: A
review. Res. Agric. Livest., Fish., 4 (2): 123-129.
• http://www.fao.org/fishery/facp/BGD/en
• http://fisheries.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/fisheries.portal.
gov.bd/page/4cfbb3cc_c0c4_4f25_be21_b91f84bdc45c/Fisheries%20
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