Productivity, exploitation and fishing technology of inland open-water fisheries, Bangladesh. Consultancy report. (1995): 2. PRODUCTIVITY AND EXPLOITATION OF INLAND OPEN WATER FISHERIES: 2.5 Management Programmes: 2.5.2 New Fisheries Management Policy

Productivity, exploitation and fishing technology of inland open-water fisheries, Bangladesh. Consultancy report. (1995)

2. PRODUCTIVITY AND EXPLOITATION OF INLAND OPEN WATER FISHERIES

2.5 Management Programmes

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		2.5.1 Revenue Oriented Management System
		2.5.2 New Fisheries Management Policy
		2.5.3 Rehabilitation of Water Bodies and Other Development Programmes

2.5.2 New Fisheries Management Policy

To overcome the problems of existing leasing systems the Government has introduced new fisheries management policy. The main objective of this system is to free the fishermen from exploitation by the middlemen lease-holders by eliminating them through licensing system to genuine fishermen and to ensure better conservation of fish resources. The new policy has been implemented on a pilot-scale basis in May, 1987 in 3 selected areas representing the various types of waterbodies of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) has been conducting monitoring activities of these management programmes.

The monitoring team stated in the final draft report that the new licensing system has markedly increased the relative economic gain to the fishermen of the DOF managed riverine, baor and baor fisheries.