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Villagers fishing in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Bangladesh being a first line littoral state of the Indian Ocean has a very good source of marine resources in the Bay of Bengal. The country has an exclusive economic zone of 41,000 square miles (110,000 km 2), which is 73% of the country's land area. On the other hand, Bangladesh is a small and ...
The Department of Fisheries traces its origin to the Department of Fisheries that existed when Bangladesh was part of Pakistan. Following the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the current Department of Fisheries was established. In April 1975, the Central Fisheries Department was merged with Department of Fisheries.
The corporation was established as Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation in 1973. [5] It owns large portion of the sea going fishing boats and ships in Bangladesh. [6] [7] [8] It plays a role in the marketing and sales of fish from government owned water bodies. [9]
It is a very popular and sought-after food in the Bengal region, and is the national fish of Bangladesh [3] and state fish of the Indian state of West Bengal. [4] As of 2023, 97% of the world's total ilish supply originates in Bangladesh. [5] The fish contributes about 12% of the total fish production and about 1.15% of GDP in Bangladesh.
The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MOFL, Bengali: মৎস্য ও প্রাণিসম্পদ মন্ত্রণালয়; Maṯsya ō ...
The origins of Bangladesh Fisheries Information Share Home go back to the 2007s when the fisheries scientist ABM Mohsin and his students Shams Galib and Md Mehedi Hasan found themselves struggling for collecting data about the fishes (ornamental, exotic and native species) of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute is an autonomous government research institution for fisheries and related research. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The present Director General of the institution is Yahia Mahmud.
A fish market in Sylhet. Bangladesh is a country with thousands of rivers and ponds, and is notable as a fish-loving nation, acquiring the name machh-e bhat-e Bangali (which means, "Bengali by fish and rice"). [1] [2] [3] Ilish is the national fish of the country, and contributes 13% of country's total fish production. Fish are both caught from ...