Bangladesh is now self-sufficient in the production of fish

[The Ronin]

Fish returns to the country again. Bangladesh has progressed in the cultivation of new varieties of fish through researchers of the country. The Department of Fisheries says, this was the first time Bangladesh achieved self-sufficiency in the production of fish. According to the data of the Department of Fisheries, last year 41.34 million metric tons of fish were produced in the country.

According to the Ministry of Fisheries and Animal Resources, the Department of Fisheries has recently declared self-sufficiency in fish production in Bangladesh. In a letter sent from the Directorate, it has been urged to declare it a formal declaration.

Fisheries and Animal Resources Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda said in the first light, 'We have become self-reliant in the soil, it is a great achievement for the whole nation. We have not yet officially announced it. But the news conference will be announced officially soon.
The minister said the fish played a big role in fulfilling the demand of our body. He said that this self-sufficiency will brighten the image of Bangladesh to the outside world.

Asked what is the reason for self-sufficiency, Director General of Fisheries Department Syed Arif Azad said, the total production of fish in the year 1983-84 was 7.55 million metric tons. In the year 2016, the production increased 41.34 million metric tons in 2016-17. That is, during this time the total fish production increased by about five and a half times. Due to the timely action of the government, the increase in production of this product

According to data of the Directorate of Fisheries, in 1990 the total cultivated fish was produced in the country 1 lakh 93 thousand tonnes. In 2000, it increased to 6 lakh 57 thousand tonnes. Last year, the production target of fish was 40.55 million metric tons. Fish production is 41.34 million metric tons.

According to the Department of Fisheries, the role of fish in the production of fish is one of the most popular fish fish. In the fiscal year 2015-2016, 3 lakh 94 thousand metric tonnes of hilsa were produced. In the last 2016-17-17, this production has increased to 4 lakh 96 thousand or 5 lakh metric tons. As the Directorate, in the last fiscal year, only 12 percent of the fish produced in the country was Hilsa.

Fisheries officials said that the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Coast Guard, Police and Navy are working coordinally for the Hilsa for several years as the cause of Hilsa's production increased. Special operations were also conducted with the help of everyone. It protects the jatka and protects the mother hilsa. That is why the production of hilsa is increasing.

According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, in 2016, the quantity of fish in Bangladesh has increased. Earlier, every 60 grams of fish were consumed every day, now it has increased to 62.58 grams.

The Department of Fisheries said, in Mymensingh, Bogra and Comilla districts, fish farming in the pond and south-western districts caused a revolution. Increase in fish production through the preservation of unsafe fish species, free reproduction and breeding. In the last five years, 534 fish sanctuaries have been established in various river and inland free water bodies through different development projects. Fish production increased by 140 percent in habitat-related ponds. Extinct and endangered and rare species of fish, such as sticks, terets, mens, queens, root gutum, chital, foli, bamos, kalibouss, aides, tengra, saruputti, honey pabda, rita, kajli, wheel, gajar, bay etc. Significant resuscitation and availability has increased. Whereas locally, the abundance of these fish has increased due to the fishes leaving fish, horn, magura, pabda etc.

Fisheries and fishery products are one of the main export products of Bangladesh. In the year 2016-17, 68305 decimal 68 metric tons exported fish and fish products and foreign exchange earned Tk. 4,287 crore.

Sheikh Mostafizur Rahman, former chief scientific officer of the Department of Fisheries, said in the first light that the country's highest cultivation in the last few decades has made the most progress. Many other species of fish like horn, magura and pabda were lost. This species of fish is now being cultivated through research. About 60 percent of the cultivated fish are produced. Fisheries production will increase if new fishing equipment is purchased in the sea. Fisheries accumulation from sea will increase even if these machines are able to get more fish in some areas. This will increase the overall fish production.

Team Leader Abdul Wahab, a professor of fisheries department of Bangladesh Agricultural University and international organization Worldfische ekofis, said that the production of large quantities of pats, tilapia and royalty fishes increased in the country. Thailand, Vietnam, China's invented fish varieties have now increased the fisheries production in Bangladesh. Abdul Wahab explained some reasons for growing fish production. He said educated youths are being self-reliant by cultivating fish rather than leaning towards jobs. Apart from this, banks have given loans on easy terms to fish and farming. It tilted the fish towards the fish. He said that the demand for fish in the market is one of the reasons for the increase of fish production.


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Although the country of fish is Bangladesh, fish is still being imported in this country. But the import is going down. According to the Department of Fisheries, about 88 thousand tonnes of fish are imported in the 2016-17 fiscal year, 78 thousand tonnes, 2015-16 fiscal year.
Bangladesh Fisheries Importers Association President Ashraf Hossain told the reason for the decline in fish import in the year. He said in the first light that due to the increase in fish production in the country this year the import has decreased considerably. Apart from this, one of the reasons for importing is a new rule. Before the fish testing in Chittagong, they could be marketed.
Under the new rules, imported fish will be marketed after testing in Dhaka. But it's time consuming. So importers are discouraged from importing fish.

Fish is a major part of the fish being imported every year. The Department of Fisheries says that this fish has C cat fish (magura, other with violence), Rupchandha, shed or gizzard sed, sardin etc. These marine fish are imported from Myanmar, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Vietnam.

Syed Mahmudul Haque, chairman of Fisheries Research Institute Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Foundation, said that fish production has increased, but we have to go far further. We still have to import fish in our country. One of the reasons is that the population increase in the country. Another reason is that the purchasing power of the people has increased. For two reasons fish is importing. But if the production of fish increases, then it will reduce dependency.

http://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/1413771/বাংলাদেশ-এখন-মাছ-উৎপাদনে-স্বয়ংসম্পূর্ণ

 

[Shorisrip]

Our production capacities of fish can be even much higher if more efficient methods are employed. You have to know that our renewable freshwater resources itself are 1227 Km compared to much bigger states like India/China who have barely double ours. We have been blessed with numerous rivers/wetlands in our country. Also, a lot of us need to consume and produce sea water fish (which people from Chittagong region like me already do).

 

[El Sidd]

Wow a Goldmine thread.

Lemme start by congratulating on beating the Land of the rising sun.

Too polite.

Its like a hilsa Genocide each day i guess. The Munib gened Hilsa will eventually go extinct.

Way too harsh.

Ahh what the hell who cares and press

 

[The Ronin]

Its like a hilsa Genocide each day i guess. The Munib gened Hilsa will eventually go extinct.

Nah there are rules for Hilsha hunting now. Fisherman can't hunt them for 1 month or more than that when they lay eggs, though some greedy people often break it and get caught.

Anyway i was watching a report where they showed some big sea going fish hunting vessel hunting fish not far from shore in low water instead of going into deep sea. I think govt should be more strict on policing the water and give nod to CG to increase patrol.

 

[El Sidd]

Nah there are rules for Hilsha hunting now. Fisherman can't hunt them for 1 month or more than that when they lay eggs, though some greedy people often break it and get caught.

Anyway i was watching a report where they showed some big sea going fish hunting vessel hunting fish not far from shore in low water instead of going into deep sea. I think govt should be more strict on policing the water and give nod to CG to increase patrol.

Whats the difference between a farmed hilsa or the wild hilsa?

 

[The Ronin]

Hilsha can't be farmed, cause it's saltwater fish. Though they are trying to farm it in sweet water and last i checked they even succeeded but the news wasn't widely supported so i guess it's not true. And the difference would be like any other fish such as Cuff, Pangasius or Rue in size and taste.

Whats the difference between a farmed hilsa or the wild hilsa?

 

[Kandari-Hushiyaar]

Whats the difference between a farmed hilsa or the wild hilsa?

The distinctive taste for which Bangladeshi Hilsha is famous for comes from building of fatty acid in fish's body. When It migrates from Sea to the River upstream to lay eggs, it stops eating. So fat burns and fatty acid shoots up. And The more upstream they Go, the more tastier they become . That is why Hilsha from other region tastes much less than those caught in Northern Bangladeshi River Called Padma. It cannot be farmed dude.

 

[jetray]

The distinctive taste for which Bangladeshi Hilsha is famous for comes from building of fatty acid in fish's body. When It migrates from Sea to the River upstream to lay eggs, it stops eating. So fat burns and fatty acid shoots up. And The more upstream they Go, the more tastier they become . That is why Hilsha from other region tastes much less than those caught in Northern Bangladeshi River Called Padma. It cannot be farmed dude.

thats a lot of research for a fish. I bet cooking recipe must be even more elaborate.

 

[Bilal9]

thats a lot of research for a fish. I bet cooking recipe must be even more elaborate.

Eating Hilsa itself is exercise in difficulty because the fish is full of extremely fine hairy bone.

But the reward is having properly cooked Hilsa which tastes so buttery its unbelievably nice. There is no comparison to other fish in the refined taste and flavor.

https://www.archanaskitchen.com/bengali-style-hilsa-fish-in-poppy-seeds-yogurt-curry-recipe

More on topic - I believe fish catch increased because of increased patrol by Coast Guard and lowering of illegal fishing (humongous amounts) by mechanized trawlers from other countries. Bay of Bengal is illegal fishing grounds for lots of mechanized fleets including some from East Asia even (certainly largest illegal fishing fleet is from Thailand) which both India and Bangladesh are unable to control within their respective EEZs because of lack of Coast Guard vessels and routine patrols by them.

Once sophistication and frequency of patrols increase by Bangladesh Coast Guard (which already has considering how many vessels have been added to their fleet, old and new compared to prior fleet size and lack of deep sea vessels), there will be dramatic increase in poachers caught as well as more fish left for our trawler fleets to catch. That being said, Bangladesh fishing vessel fleet will increase in size as soon as more poachers are caught and catch-efficiency and profitability increases.

In the year 2013-2014, we made almost half a billion taka exporting 72300 metric ton of various fish products.

If you all are interested in the fisheries sector in Bangladesh, please read the FAO page for some statistical tidbits.

http://www.fao.org/fishery/facp/BGD/en

 

[Doctor Strange]

The distinctive taste for which Bangladeshi Hilsha is famous for comes from building of fatty acid in fish's body. When It migrates from Sea to the River upstream to lay eggs, it stops eating. So fat burns and fatty acid shoots up. And The more upstream they Go, the more tastier they become . That is why Hilsha from other region tastes much less than those caught in Northern Bangladeshi River Called Padma. It cannot be farmed dude.

If the Hilsha can be grown in Farm somehow. After a certain period of time put them in infinity loop. It may start to taste even more than the Padma ones

 

[Bilal9]

MARITIME MATTERS

India and Blue Economy in the Bay of Bengal

Vijay Sakhuja
Former Director, National Maritime Foundation (NMF), New Delhi


India’s effort to harness Blue Economy received a boost with the establishment of the International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean). The Centre will operate under the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) in Hyderabad, known for its expertise in ocean sciences and services, including advisory to society, industry, government agencies and the scientific community through sustained ocean observations.

The ITCOocean would serve as the specialist institution for Operational Oceanography, a field of study relating to systematic and long-term measurements of various changes in the oceans and atmosphere, and undertake interpretation and dissemination of data in the form of ‘now-casts’, ‘forecasts’ and ‘hind-casts’ to a number of stakeholders. The centre is expected to commence work in June 2018 and will train technical and management personnel engaged in various sectors of the Blue Economy such as fisheries, seabed and marine resource development, shipping and ports, coastal tourism, marine environment, coastal management, etc.

The ITCOocean can potentially support the development of Blue Economy in the Bay of Bengal through capacity building in at least five ways. First, it can serve as a regional hub for collation and dissemination of scientific data among the regional science centres and communities. For instance, in Bangladesh, the National Oceanographic and Maritime Institute (NOAMI), Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute (BORI) and National Oceanographic Research Institute (NORI) can be part of the ITCOocean network for Bay of Bengal Blue Economy initiatives.

Second, Blue Economy is data-intensive which is a function of the collection of observations generated through satellites, research vessels, sea-based sensors including those embedded in the ocean floor, and weather modelling. These systems, devices and processes generate tens of terabytes of data and require technology and expertise to interpret it for operational uses. Further, oceanographers and scientists operate with diverse data types obtained bya variety of national technical means and methodologies. At ITCOocean, an oceanographic data bank for use by the regional scientific community can support regional initiatives to study and harness the oceans in a sustainable manner.

Third is human resources training in oceanography and creating a gene pool of professions to support national Blue Economy programmes in regional countries. India has an excellent track record of training scientists, and in the last few years, besides training scientists for their own needs, the INCOIS faculty has trained 105 scientists from 34 other countries in various aspects of operational oceanography.

Fourth is supporting innovation for ocean-related disruptive technologies which are transforming modern day operational oceanography. Big data, artificial intelligence, augmented reality/virtual reality, blockchain technology and additive manufacturing commonly known as ‘3D printing’ are mushrooming and driving innovation to augment operational oceanography. For instance, 3D printing technologies support real-life applications in oceanography through hydrodynamics, biomechanics, locomotion and tracking and surface studies. Another significant use of 3D printing is in preparing coral reef replicas and thereafter seeding coral to restore damaged reefs.

Fifth, ITCOocean is also an important diplomatic tool for science diplomacy. The Indian government has promoted Blue Economy in multilateral forums at regional and sub-regional levels such as the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC). As far as the latter is concerned, the 15th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting's joint statement notes that member countries agreed to constitute a Working Group to develop Blue Economy. In that spirit, Bangladesh hosted an international conference in October 2017, where it was noted that the lack of scientific marine knowledge and technology could be the Achilles Heel of Blue Economy development in the Bay of Bengal.

It is fair to argue that Bangladesh has been most proactive among the Bay of Bengal littorals to develop Blue Economy. Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has stated that Bangladesh will have to ensure 5 per cent contribution of Blue Economy to the GDP to achieve the targeted 8 per cent economic growth in 2019, 9 per cent in 2025, and 10 per cent in 2030.

Bangladesh merits a leadership role for the development of Blue Economy in the Bay of Bengal; however, it is constrained by a number of factors that potentially inhibit this a mandate given that it is yet to develop advanced technological skills to study the oceans. To address this critical gap, the Bangladesh government has decided to acquire a modern survey ship in 2018. In this context, India is well-placed to support Bangladesh to develop scientific capacities, including training for oceanographic research. Additionally, ITCOocean is an important institution to support Bangladesh’s needs of operational oceanography.

Bangladesh has established scientific technical collaboration with Norway through the Nansen-Bangladesh International Centre for Coastal, Ocean and Climate Studies (NABIC); likewise, ITCOocean has tied up with Norway’s Nansen Scientific Society and the Research Council to collaborate in teaching and research. It will be useful to pool resources to augment cooperation among the Bay of Bengal littorals and bring together regional initiatives under one roof.

Although ITCOocean is well-positioned to support high-end Operational Oceanography, there would also be a critical need to establish vocational institutions to promote, train and skill workers that are adept at understanding the oceans and working in industries that support Blue Economy.

http://www.ipcs.org/article/india-the-world/india-and-blue-economy-in-the-bay-of-bengal-5412.html

 

[Imran Khan]

For better managment there must be laws for fishing

 

[SoulSpokesman]

Bilal bhai,

I agree, East or West hilsa is the best.

Regards

 

[Arefin007]

Get my rice on, rice on, rice on....lol

 

[Homo Sapiens]

Bangladesh achieves self-sufficiency in fish production
Posted By: daily industryon: June 07, 2018In: Bangladesh, Corporate, DevelopmentNo Comments
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Staff Correspondent: Fisheries and Livestock Minister Narayon Chandra Chanda has said that Bangladesh has achieved self-sufficiency in fish production against the demand of fish per day and person.
The minister said this while replying to a starred question from treasury bench member M Abdul Latif in the Jatiya Sangsad yesterday.
Narayon Chandra Chanda said each person of the country consumes 62.58 grams of fish per day while quantity is 60 gm fixed by food and health ministry’s policy.
The minister said as per the report of the Department of Fisheries, 41.34 lakh tonnes of fish was produced in 2016-17, exceeding the year’s target of 40.50 lakh tonnes.
To meet the demand of protein, the Department of Livestock Services set a target of meat production at 71.35 lakh tonnes in 2016-17 fiscal, Narayon said, adding that Bangladesh achieved self-sufficiency in meat production.
“The present government has undertaken various initiatives to meet protein and increase export earnings side by side alleviating poverty in the country,” the minister said.
http://www.dailyindustry.news/bangladesh-achieves-self-sufficiency-fish-production/