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Fisheries Management Process

Fisheries Policy

Objectives

In a democracy policy is defined by

the people, consultation

Information

to citizens

Government

function

Fisheries Legislation

Government

Fish Stock

Assessment

Fish catch data

Fisheries Law

Fisheries Rules

Fisheries Management Plans

Compliance and Enforcement

Community Management

Government Fisheries

Administration

Industrial fisheries

Artisanal fisheries

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To develop an ecologically healthy, economically viable and socially inclusive fisheries sector that contributes towards economic prosperity and well being of fishers and fish farmers, and provides food and nutritional security to the country in a sustainable and responsible manner.

A robust management and regulatory framework with necessary legal backing for effective fisheries resource management through an Ecosystem Approach of Fisheries (EAF) management within the overall framework of relevant national and international instruments, policies and standards.

Modernize, rationalize (infuse science and technology) and diversify fishing practices in oceans and seas with sustainability of resources as the core philosophy.

Fisheries Policy India

Fisheries Policy Myanmar

Overexploited marine fish stocks can be rebuilt through partnerships that reinforce marine governance. Modernization of existing laws and policies and institutional reforms, together with adaptive management can unlock the potential for creating jobs and wealth for the people of Myanmar. This will support national food security and international trade while safeguarding Myanmar’s marine resources and wildlife.

The overarching goal is to transform Thailand’s marine fisheries into a limited access regime where the fishing effort is commensurate with the scientific evidence and IUU fishing is eliminated.

The specific objectives of for the high priority issues are:

Reducing fishing capacity and effort;
Rebuilding fish resources through artificial reefs and restocking programs; and
Minimizing IUU fishing of the marine resources through effective compliance and enforcement.

Fisheries Policy Thailand

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40 metre depth contour

Previous EEZ boundary

Current new EEZ boundary

Additional EEZ sea area

is all deep sea, highly

migratory (tuna) only

Limited bottom features

to create upwellings

Reserved for

Artisanal Fisheries

Permitted for

Industrial Fisheries

6200 Sq NM

Area of illegal industrial fishing

Bangladesh fisheries waters

80 metres

1500 metres

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Craft Data base Artisanal Vessel Concentrations

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SDG 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. One of the 10 targets for this goal is 14b: “provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets” application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small-scale fisheries

Sustainability is generally understood as a dynamic-equilibrium ‘end state’, while sustainable development is the pathway to achieving sustainability

Fisheries Policy Objectives Bangladesh 2006

Ensure marine fisheries stocks and habitats are maintained in optimum condition
Where there is overfishing, habitat degradation or species loss to ensure management measures and resources for recovery (eco systems management)
To allocate fisheries resources first to artisanal fishing communities for local and national economic benefit and food security
Commercial and industrial fisheries controlled to fish stocks that are under utilised after national artisanal fisheries needs are satisfied, do not impact community fisheries, under rules that secure full sustainability for all fisheries
Commercial and industrial fisheries access to be subject to payment of rent that covers all management costs and provides economic return to the economy of Bangladesh

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Bangladesh FISHERIES POLICY Marine Fisheries

Fish and marine resources are the national common property of the citizens of Bangladesh
At election governments sets out its policies in Perspective Plan 2010 to 2021 (marine fisheries, increase marine production)
Fisheries Policy most recent statement in 2006

Ensuring the sustainable management of the marine sector through the allocation of fishing rights and its management to communities and relevant fishing groups and by providing the regulatory framework for this management.

Marine fish stocks to be reserved for fishing communities, only those stocks which cannot be harvested by fishing communities to be licensed for commercial fishing

Conservation of the resources, including control and bans of destructive gears, and a control of the number of people involved in the marine fisheries, restricting new entrants to the sector.

Policy Statement 2006

Situation 2021

Fisheries management not effective, overfishing of all marine fisheries recorded by DoF

Fishing rights not allocated

No fish stocks reserved, fishing communities in competition with commercial industrial fisheries

Some fishing gears banned but ban not enforced, ban periods in operation , fisheries remains open access without effective control of entrants