58-day ban on fishing in sea starts today

A 58-day ban on catching fish in the Bay of Bengal imposed by the government will start today (April 15), aiming at proper breeding, production, preservation and collection of marine fisheries.

The fishing ban will be effective till June 11.

The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock earlier issued a gazette notification in this regard.

“As per the Marine Fisheries Rules 2023, the government has imposed restrictions on catching all kinds of fishes by all sorts of fishing vessels for a total of 58 days from April 15 to June 11 like every year for proper breeding, production, preservation and sustainable collection of fishes in the maritime zone of Bangladesh”, the notification said.

To support the affected communities during this period, each registered fisherman of the district will receive 78kg of rice in government aid.

A joint task force comprising the Coast Guard, Navy and the Department of Fisheries will carry out regular patrols in the coastal area to enforce the ban, sources said.