Pilot Survey Of SeT Bagnet Fishery Of Bangladesh - BOBP/WP/34
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This paper describes the conduct and the findings of a pilot survey of the set bagnet fishery of Bangladesh which is believed to account for at least one third of the total catch from the marine small-scale fisheries. The survey was planned by the BOBP’s project officer in Bangladesh and executed by the staff of the Marine Fisheries Department, Chittagong, with the department’s statistics officer as the team leader. He was assisted by three inspectors of fisheries. Between January and June 19 83, when the survey was conducted, a total of 172 fishermen and bahardars all along the coast and at Dubla Char, Sonar Char and Sonadia Island, were interviewed. The survey was by no means exhaustive, but it is hoped that it will throw some light on the present status of a traditional fishery which will continue to play an important role. The survey was an activity of the small-scale fisheries project of the Bay of Bengal Programme. The project began in 1979 from Madras. It is funded by SI DA (Swedish International Development Authority), and executed by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). Countries bordering the Bay of Bengal — Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand are members of the project. Its main aims are to develop, demonstrate and promote appropriate technologies and methodologies to improve the conditions of small-scale fisherfolk in member countries.