maritime resources of bangladesh
1. Introduction. . This Bay Of Bengal is a huge resource for Bangladesh in aspects of fisheries and hydrocarbons. The People’s Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign South Asian country. It is bordered by India in all sides except small border with Myanmar and a long coastal line with the Bay Of Bengal. The Bay Of Bengal is the largest bay in the world, forms the North-Eastern part of Indian Ocean. BIMSTEC or Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) supports free trade internationally around the Bay of Bengal between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand
2. Fisheries. Bangladesh is having the 3rd largest aquatic biodiversity in Asia behind China & India. There are about 800 species of fresh, brackish & marine waters. It is having world’s largest flooded wetland (Bengal Delta) & three main river systems named Ganges, Brahmaputra & Meghna. Vast water resources offer the best possibilities for food security & income generation. In inland fisheries, Bangladesh's position is 2nd among the top ten fish producing countries of the world and among the top ten aquaculture producing countries Bangladesh’s position is sixth.Bangladesh possesses a wide range of fishes, prawns, lobsters and other crustaceans, molluscs, turtles and other fishery resources inhabiting its extensive marine and inland open waters. The total fish production of Bangladesh was estimated at 11,72,800 m tons in 1995. Inland open water fisheries contributed 73 percent of the total fish production. In 1987, Bangladesh became third in world inland fish and shrimp production after China and India and produced 5,81,827 m tons of fish and shrimp. Fisheries sector contributes 5.71% of total export earning and4.92% to the GDP. The sector contributes 22% of the total agricultural production & 63% of the total animal protein intake of the country. Present fish production(2007) is 2.56million tons, total marine catch is 497,573
2. Fisheries. Bangladesh is having the 3rd largest aquatic biodiversity in Asia behind China & India. There are about 800 species of fresh, brackish & marine waters. It is having world’s largest flooded wetland (Bengal Delta) & three main river systems named Ganges, Brahmaputra & Meghna. Vast water resources offer the best possibilities for food security & income generation. In inland fisheries, Bangladesh's position is 2nd among the top ten fish producing countries of the world and among the top ten aquaculture producing countries Bangladesh’s position is sixth.Bangladesh possesses a wide range of fishes, prawns, lobsters and other crustaceans, molluscs, turtles and other fishery resources inhabiting its extensive marine and inland open waters. The total fish production of Bangladesh was estimated at 11,72,800 m tons in 1995. Inland open water fisheries contributed 73 percent of the total fish production. In 1987, Bangladesh became third in world inland fish and shrimp production after China and India and produced 5,81,827 m tons of fish and shrimp. Fisheries sector contributes 5.71% of total export earning and4.92% to the GDP. The sector contributes 22% of the total agricultural production & 63% of the total animal protein intake of the country. Present fish production(2007) is 2.56million tons, total marine catch is 497,573