Report of the ICSF-BOBLME training programme on enhancing capacities of fishing communities, 22-28 November 2013, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

ICSF, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (2013) Report of the ICSF-BOBLME training programme on enhancing capacities of fishing communities, 22-28 November 2013, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME), Thailand.

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Abstract

Bangladesh has around 12,800,000 inland fishers and 770,000 marine fishers. The total fish production of the country is 2.56 million tons with marine fisheries contributing around 20 per cent. Most of the marine catch (90 per cent) comes from artisanal fisheries. The fisheries sector contributed 5.23 percent to the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) between 2002 and 2003. In terms of nutrition, a study from 2003 indicates that per capita fish (and fishery products) consumption was 11 kg, providing about 7 per cent of the total protein supply. There are some 22,500 non-mechanized and 21,400 mechanized fishing boats along with an industrial trawler fleet catching shrimp and finfish. Fish stocks in Bangladesh waters have been on the decline. The scenario has not changed; if anything the rate of decline has increased in recent years. Cox’s Bazar, on the south eastern tip of Bangladesh, bordering Myanmar, has a 112,500 strong fishing community spread across 297 villages. The fishing community is largely Muslims (82 per cent), with Hindus (16 per cent) and Buddhists (two per cent) making up the rest. Hossain and Lin, Report of the ICSF-BOBLME training programme on enhancing capacities of fishing communities 2 2001 found that the main activities of the people of Cox’s Bazar were shrimp farming, agriculture, fishing, and salt production. The average household size is seven to eight members. Cox’s Bazar has traditionally been a resource rich area with mangrove forests, sea grass and salt marsh assemblages. The fishing community is quite aware of the importance of these ecosystems to their life and livelihood, and they note that a fishery is on a decline.

Item Type:	Documents
Class Number:	930.ICSF166
Keywords:	Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME), Training, Fishing Communities, Capacity Building, Community Based Management, Fisheries Legislation, Resources Management, Socio Economic Security, Ecosystem Approach, Bangladesh
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2021 11:12
Last Modified:	03 Nov 2021 11:12
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1426

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