UNB, Dhaka :
The government is planning to take up 13 development projects, aiming to achieve the target of producing 45.52 metric tons of fish at the end of 2021.
According to the Fisheries and Livestock Ministry, the government is preparing to approve the new development projects apart from the ongoing 19 development ones being implemented in the outgoing fiscal year (2014-15).
“These projects will help boost fish production and meet the demand of the animal protein,” a senior official at the Fisheries and Livestock Ministry told UNB.
The 13 projects are: Fishery resources development in greater Comilla, Upgradation of the methodology of the fishery resource survey, Fishery resources development in greater Jessore, Increasing the fish production through renovation of wetlands, Controlling formalin usage for fish preservation and creating public awareness (2nd Phase), fish and shrimp production management in coastal areas, development of fishery resources in Southwestern region, Strengthening monitoring, control and surveillance system in the Bay of Bengal, Establishment of Fishery Diploma Institutes in Brahmanbaria, Khulna, Kusthia, Netrakona, Dinajpur and Sylhet districts, development of fisheries in Barendra area (2nd Phase), Fish and shrimp production management in Cox’s Bazar district and society-based fish cultivation in low-lying areas.
The government is planning to take up 13 development projects, aiming to achieve the target of producing 45.52 metric tons of fish at the end of 2021.
According to the Fisheries and Livestock Ministry, the government is preparing to approve the new development projects apart from the ongoing 19 development ones being implemented in the outgoing fiscal year (2014-15).
“These projects will help boost fish production and meet the demand of the animal protein,” a senior official at the Fisheries and Livestock Ministry told UNB.
The 13 projects are: Fishery resources development in greater Comilla, Upgradation of the methodology of the fishery resource survey, Fishery resources development in greater Jessore, Increasing the fish production through renovation of wetlands, Controlling formalin usage for fish preservation and creating public awareness (2nd Phase), fish and shrimp production management in coastal areas, development of fishery resources in Southwestern region, Strengthening monitoring, control and surveillance system in the Bay of Bengal, Establishment of Fishery Diploma Institutes in Brahmanbaria, Khulna, Kusthia, Netrakona, Dinajpur and Sylhet districts, development of fisheries in Barendra area (2nd Phase), Fish and shrimp production management in Cox’s Bazar district and society-based fish cultivation in low-lying areas.
