Technical Support for Stock Assessment of Marine Fisheries Resources of Bangladesh - TCP/BGD/3601
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Marine fisheries in Bangladesh are multi-species fisheries conducted in coastal areas (i.e. waters within 40 m depthzone) by small-scale artisanal fishers and, beyond the 40 m depth zone, by industrial trawlers. Over 225 industrial trawlers (fish and shrimp) are in operation andthere has also been a significant increase in the artisanal fleet to around 60 000 boats, about 50 percent of whichare mechanized. Of the total marine capture, artisanal fisheries contribute about 87 percent and industrialfisheries 13 percent. Recent years have seen an undesiredgrowth in fishing vessel numbers and effort, above all inthe artisanal sector, as well as increasing conflict overoperational areas between the industrial and artisanal sectors. This has been exacerbated by a lack of information on current stock status and suitable management targets; such information is needed toinform policy-making and devise management actionsto address the sustainability of the marine fisheries, theimpact of management changes on the employment ofsmall-scale fishers and the viability of fishing livelihoodsin coastal fishing communities. In order to improve marinefisheries performance, the sector needs greaterfisheries management capability, including improvedmanagement information systems, operational fisheriesmanagement, and policy-making and governance. The Government thus requested FAO assistance to develop fisheries management information by providing thecapacity-building and equipment required.