Fisheries and Livestock Minister Sham Rezaul Karim has said that new equipment and technology are being added to 10,000 boats to detect fishing vessels at sea.
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He made the remarks while addressing a meeting on implementation of Fisheries Prohibition Act 2022 in the sea waters of Bangladesh for 65 days from May 20 to July 23 at the conference room of the Fisheries Department at Matsya Bhaban in the capital on Wednesday.
In this regard, the Minister further said that new equipment and technology will be added to 10,000 boats soon for the detection of fishing vessels in the sea. Under the Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries Project implemented by the Department of Fisheries, commercial fishing trawlers have Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and Artificial and Mechanical Fishermen have Automated Identification System (AIS) system (GISM).
Advertisinghttps://b2f9e880e97f1ce80f1d629bcfbb4c28.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.htmlThis will allow you to know the location of the permitted ocean liners and can easily monitor them. If these vessels violate the law, there will be an opportunity to take legal action including revoking the license.
He added that fish could not be caught in the sea by violating the law. In case of violation of the law, action will be taken against those involved in accordance with the recent Marine Fisheries Act and Mobile Court Act. The local administration, navy, coast guard and naval police will take action considering the situation. However, the helpless fishermen should not be harassed unnecessarily.
Rezaul Karim also said that stopping fishing means increasing the country’s fishery resources and working for the state. In this case, the fisheries department, local administration and law enforcement agencies as well as the members of the fishermen’s association should play a significant role in implementing the government’s policy. Fishermen will benefit if fish resources are conserved. The government is only working to ensure the interests of the fishermen and the common people of the country. Therefore, we have to work dedicatedly to stop illegal fishing.
The list of fishermen at the field level will be updated through strict monitoring, the minister said at the time. He also said that government assistance would not be given without real fishermen. Adequate VGF will be given to sea-going fishermen this year during the ban on fishing, the minister said. He also said that the Department of Fisheries and the Forest Department need to take concerted action regarding fishery resources and fishermen in the Sundarbans.
Noting that integrated management is very important for the protection of marine fisheries, the Minister further said that in many cases law enforcement has to face various undesirable situations. . This is not the case with ordinary fishermen. Here some miscreants create such a situation. No opportunity can be given for fish conservation and marketing during the ban. Those involved in mobile courts and other campaigns need to ensure this. Hilsa and other fish are spreading in different parts of the country through concerted efforts. On the one hand, as research on fish is increasing, so is fish production. The concerned people have to take all necessary steps to protect the fisheries.
Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock. Muhammad Yamin Chowdhury, Additional Secretary Shyamal Chandra Karmakar, Md. Taufiqul Arif and SM Ferdous Alam Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation Chairman. Hemayet Hussain, Director General of the Department of Fisheries b. Mahbubul Haque and Additional IG of Naval Police Shafiqul Islam, concerned Divisional Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners, Ministry of Shipping, Department of Public Safety, Armed Forces, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Coast Guard, RAB and Fisheries Department, Marine Fisheries, Representatives of the Fishermen’s Association attended the meeting.
Earlier, on 24 April, with the powers given in the Marine Fisheries Act 2020, a total of 65 days from 20 May to 23 July, all kinds of fishing vessels were declared for fish breeding, production, conservation of marine fisheries and sustainable fishing in the marine waters of Bangladesh. The notification has been issued by the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock. Coastal Division This program will be implemented in 6 upazilas of 14 districts of Chittagong, Barisal and Khulna and in Chittagong metropolis. During the implementation of the ban, VGF food assistance will be provided to the updated and registered fishermen going to sea. Besides, the government will provide material assistance for alternative employment of the concerned fishermen.
