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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] Ilish is the national fish of the country, and contributes 13% of country's total fish production. Fish are both caught from the ...
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 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]
The fish is found in 11 countries: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Bangladesh is the top hilsa-producing country in the world, followed by Myanmar and then India. [5] Hilsa fishes for sale at fish market in West Bengal, India.
Capture includes fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc. [1] [2] [3] World capture fisheries and aquaculture production, from FAO's Statistical Yearbook 2021 [ 4 ] ↑ By species group
Front of the hatchery. Raipur Fish Hatchery and Training Centre is a fish hatchery in Raipur Upazila, Lakshmipur District, Bangladesh.One of the six main fish hatcheries in Bangladesh, [1] it was the largest hatchery in the district during the Noakhali Rural Development Project implemented during 1978-1992 by DANIDA, a Danish development agency. [2]
Department of Fisheries (Bengali: মৎস্য অধিদপ্তর) is a Bangladesh government department under the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock responsible for regulating the fisheries industry in Bangladesh. [1] [2] [3] Kh. Mahbubul Haque is the Director General of the Department of Fisheries. [4]
The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MOFL, Bengali: মৎস্য ও প্রাণিসম্পদ মন্ত্রণালয়; Maṯsya ō ...