Abstract
Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) as a national fish contributes enormous economic and nutritional connotation for the upward development of the country. Its supplies 11% of the total fish production of the country. About 2.5 million people have been engaged in fisheries industries. Currently, fish production is declining drastically due to over fishing, unruly misleading ways of management and marketing system. This article scrutinizes the present legal issues of Bangladesh fisheries laws and regulations along with its implications. It is recognized that though some fisheries regulating amendments are existed but the proper implementation is yet lack due to several inadequacy of legislations. The limitations of proper legal accomplishment are due to absence of adequate policy framework and guidelines, non-execution of enactment and conflicts of jurisdictions, reformation of customary laws, revised methods and formation of by-laws, regulations etc. This study reveals some challenges of Hilsa management in Bangladesh and proposes some recommendations to surmount them. Finally, this study enhances the overall improvement of fisheries sectors of Bangladesh utilizing a wide range of legal policy framework and regulations.
Highlights
Bangladesh has acquired massive wetland area along with several species based ecosystem
Bangladesh Fisheries Institute (BFRI) was established in 1984 which is a sovereign institute activating under the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestocks
BFRI has been researching on inland fisheries and lake management, marine fisheries, freshwater and brackish water aquaculture, fish diseases, fish genetics etc
Summary
Bangladesh has acquired massive wetland area along with several species based ecosystem. Fishery sectors play a noteworthy role in employment, globalization of the fishing business, supplying nutrition and generate revenues to increase the economic growth of Bangladesh. There are 795 species of fish available in the marine and fresh waters arena of Bangladesh [2]. Fisheries contribution was 3.69% to the National GDP, 23.12% to the Agricultural GDP and total export earning was 2.01% in the FY 2915-2016 [4]. Among fishery industries Hilsa (ilish) fish business is one of the most prominent sectors in Bangladesh. Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) belongs to the Family Clupeidae [6]. It is commonly found in Southeast and South Asia’s fresh and marine water [7]. In Hilsa fisheries sectors five lakh fishermen are employed and 3.949 lakh MT’s Hilsa was caught in the fiscal year 2015-16 [3]
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