PM for quick steps to harvest fishes from sea

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said Bangladesh's victory over maritime boundary has created a vast prospect for country's Blue Economy which should be tapped quickly and effectively for country's development, reports BSS.
In this regard she asked for creating competent manpower for overall development of the fisheries sector and taking rapid and effective steps for harvesting fishery resources in the deep sea.
Sheikh Hasina said this in the third meeting the National Committee on Fisheries and Shrimp at her office Wednesday.
Briefing reporters after the meeting PM's Press Secretary AKM Shameem Chowdhuri said the Prime Minister, also the chairperson of the committee, laid importance on development of necessary infrastructure for preservation and growth of the fisheries sector. She asked the officials to take measures for protection of the sanctuary of the gravid fishes of 'Ruhi' species at Halda River. She also called for sustainable production of shrimp through introducing environment friendly and improved cultivation system.
Members of the committee including Fisheries and Livestock minister Md. Sayedul Haq, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury, State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Narayan Chandra Chanda, Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sharif, Food Minister Md Quamrul Islam, concerned secretaries and senior officials attended the meeting.
Presidents of Frozen Food Export Association, Bangladesh Fish and Shrimp Foundation, National Shrimp Cultivation Association, Bangladesh Marine Fisheries Association were also present.
The Prime Minister asked the officials to provide incentive to the concerned quality control officials, widen the area of National Residue Control Plan (NRCP) and creating necessary manpower to ensure safe supply of fisheries and enhance capacity of the quality control and fish processing for its good marketing at home and abroad.
Asking the officials to create a "Hilsha Development Trust Fund" for sustainable conservation of Hilsha fishes and its management she said cardholder fry catchers would be given food support from the fund.
She asked the officials of the Water Resources Ministry to take steps for protecting the Andarmanik Channel, Dhalchar Channel, Charbiswas Channel, Shahbajpur Channel, Tentulia River and other migratory routes of Hilsha as well as recovery of the living grounds of Hilsha through capital dredging of the rivers and canals