In an effort to make scientific sustainable conservation of the marine fisheries, the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock imposed ban on catching all kinds of marine fishes and crustaceans like crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles till July 23 from today at the maritime economic zone of the country, reports BSS.
“We want to strictly implement the government decision of stopping illegal catching of marine fishes and with a view to ensure balanced breeding and increasing production of the marine fish species”, said Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim in an online meeting with various concerned agencies while issuing the government instruction on this issue on Tuesday.
To make the marine fish ban drive effective, the ministry has sent this instructions to various government agencies including Navy headquarters, Public Security Division under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Shipping Ministry, Armed Forces Division, Police Headquarters, Coast Guard, RAB headquarters, Department of Fisheries, Marine Police, Divisional Commissioners of Barishal, Khulna and Chattogram, Deputy Commissioners of 14 coastal districts and the concerned division, district and upazila fisheries department.
Besides this, the minister has also sought cooperation from the local people including local administration, navy, police, coast guard, RAB and marine police to this end.
The government imposed the ban under the Marine Fisheries Regulations of 1983, the ministry release added.
As part of the programme, the government has allocated about 23.500 tonnes
VGF rice for 4,19,589 registered fishermen families during the period.