A 58-day fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal imposed by the government of Bangladesh will start on Tuesday, aiming at proper breeding, production, preservation and collection of marine fisheries.
The fishing ban will be effective till June 11, said a gazette notification from the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock earlier.
“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.