UNB, Dhaka :
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali has urged the international scientists to give more attention to the Bay of Bengal and assess the possible changes in marine fish stock there. “We would urge that the ongoing international scientific studies give particular attention to the Bay of Bengal and assess the likely changes in marine fish stock there,” he said while talking about the growing adverse impact of climate change on marine ecosystems and biodiversity.
The Foreign Minister was speaking at the ‘Global Oceans Action Summit for Food Security and Blue Growth’ being held at the World Forum in the Dutch capital, said a Foreign Ministry media release on Friday. Mahmood Ali made a seven-point recommendation on a host of issues, including good governance for conventional fisheries management, establishment of marine protected areas, transfer of technology, promotion and protection of traditional knowledge, reducing marine pollution, capacity building for fish stock assessment and sustainable management of small scale fisheries. He mentioned that the present government has given added attention to promoting the growth of ‘Blue Economy’ as part of Bangladesh’s
long-term national development strategy.
Speaking at the high level segment of the Summit, the Bangladesh Foreign Minister said, “The centrality of oceans and seas for our planet makes a compelling case for their inclusion as a stand-alone goal in the post-2015 Development Agenda, including the SDGs (sustainable development goals)”.
He said 30 million people of Bangladesh had direct livelihood dependence on oceanic economic activities like fisheries and commercial transportation.
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali has urged the international scientists to give more attention to the Bay of Bengal and assess the possible changes in marine fish stock there. “We would urge that the ongoing international scientific studies give particular attention to the Bay of Bengal and assess the likely changes in marine fish stock there,” he said while talking about the growing adverse impact of climate change on marine ecosystems and biodiversity.
The Foreign Minister was speaking at the ‘Global Oceans Action Summit for Food Security and Blue Growth’ being held at the World Forum in the Dutch capital, said a Foreign Ministry media release on Friday. Mahmood Ali made a seven-point recommendation on a host of issues, including good governance for conventional fisheries management, establishment of marine protected areas, transfer of technology, promotion and protection of traditional knowledge, reducing marine pollution, capacity building for fish stock assessment and sustainable management of small scale fisheries. He mentioned that the present government has given added attention to promoting the growth of ‘Blue Economy’ as part of Bangladesh’s
long-term national development strategy.
Speaking at the high level segment of the Summit, the Bangladesh Foreign Minister said, “The centrality of oceans and seas for our planet makes a compelling case for their inclusion as a stand-alone goal in the post-2015 Development Agenda, including the SDGs (sustainable development goals)”.
He said 30 million people of Bangladesh had direct livelihood dependence on oceanic economic activities like fisheries and commercial transportation.
