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Fishing industry in 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 developing ...
Department of Fisheries (Bangladesh) 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.
Count Capture Aquaculture Total China 308,380 10,855,295 11,163,675 Philippines 298 1,338,597 1,338,895 Indonesia 7,730 910,636 918,366 South Korea 15,212 621,154 ...
Website. www.mfacademy.gov.bd. Marine Fisheries Academy (MFA) [1] known as Bangladesh Marine Fisheries Academy (BMFA) [2] is a government-run training institution in Bangladesh for cadets wishing to enter the fishing industry, merchant shipping and other related maritime industries. [3] Established in 1973, it is the only national organization ...
The ilish (Tenualosa ilisha) (Bengali: ইলিশ, romanized: iliś), also known as the ilishi, hilsa, hilsa herring or hilsa shad, is a species of fish related to the herring, in the family Clupeidae. It is a very popular and sought-after food in the West Bengal, and is the national fish of Bangladesh [3] and the state fish of West Bengal. [4]
Country boats in the haor areas of Sunamganj District. Water transportation is an important means of communication in Bangladesh, a floodplain with approximately 405 rivers [ 1] and numerous oxbow lakes (locally known as haor ). Traditional country boats are still popular and they provide low cost convenient transport in this extensive inland ...
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]
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 wild and farmed in man ...