2024-05-20 05:18:51
All sorts of fishing shall be prohibited within the marine waters of Bangladesh for a complete of 65 days from Monday (Might 20) to July 23 for correct copy of fish, improve in manufacturing, preservation of marine fisheries assets and sustainable fishing.
This data was knowledgeable in a press launch of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock on Sunday (Might 19).
It’s stated that the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has issued a ban notification on April 24 below the authority given in subsection 2 of Part 3 of the Marine Fisheries Act, 2020. By means of the notification, it has been declared prohibited to catch any species of fish by all sorts of fishing boats within the maritime waters of the nation for 65 days.
Throughout this time, monitoring shall be strengthened on the ports of entry and fishing vessels shall be utterly closed, it stated.
Based on the press launch, with a view to cease marine fish transport, seashore ice mills shall be stored open at a restricted degree and fishing vessels within the sea shall be stored at anchor.
It’s knowledgeable that VGF has been allotted to three lakh 11 thousand 62 fishermen households on the fee of 86 kg for 65 days in two installments as an emergency different earnings or meals assist to the fishermen who cease fishing. In addition to, the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has written to the Public Safety Division and the Armed Forces Division, respectively, looking for the energetic cooperation of Bangladesh Coast Guard, Bangladesh Naval Police and Bangladesh Navy to cease unlawful fishing by any sort of boats within the sea. Aside from this, a letter has been despatched to the Ministry of Info and Broadcasting, requesting to take measures to broadcast particular consciousness messages on TV scroll and radio.
Underneath the course of the Ministry, the Division of Fisheries has launched a management room and fashioned three divisional monitoring groups in Barisal, Chittagong and Khulna divisions. Promotional actions have been carried out among the many fishermen by native banners, leaflets, posters, miking and consciousness conferences. Native public representatives, fishermen associations and organizations have been concerned on this work.