Country's fish shortage stands at 28,000 tonnes
Thursday, 5 March 2009
Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Abdul Latif Bishwas informed the Jatiya Sangsad that the country has a shortfall of fishes at 28,016 tonnes at the moment and government is taking different steps to meet it, reported BSS from Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban Wednesday.
Replying to a question from treasury bench member AKM Rahmatullah, the minister said the government has taken programmes to protect Jatka, shrimp cultivation in sweet water and recovery of internal open water bodies to fill up the fish shortage.
The minister said Tk 20.0 million will be spent for jatka protection, Tk 100 million for cultivating shrimp in the sweet water, Tk 553.5 million for national agri-technology project, Tk 136.9 million for recovery of fish breeding zone in Halda River, Tk 79.0 million for constructing infrastructure to produce fish in the flood water, Tk 244.9 million for a fish development project in Chalanbil, Tk 1.82 billion for the regional fisheries and livestock project, Tk 1.294 billion for Bangladesh Marine Fisheries Capacity Building Project and Tk 293.1 million for expansion of lobster project.
Replying to a question from treasury bench member AKM Rahmatullah, the minister said the government has taken programmes to protect Jatka, shrimp cultivation in sweet water and recovery of internal open water bodies to fill up the fish shortage.
The minister said Tk 20.0 million will be spent for jatka protection, Tk 100 million for cultivating shrimp in the sweet water, Tk 553.5 million for national agri-technology project, Tk 136.9 million for recovery of fish breeding zone in Halda River, Tk 79.0 million for constructing infrastructure to produce fish in the flood water, Tk 244.9 million for a fish development project in Chalanbil, Tk 1.82 billion for the regional fisheries and livestock project, Tk 1.294 billion for Bangladesh Marine Fisheries Capacity Building Project and Tk 293.1 million for expansion of lobster project.