Customary legislations and legal issues of Hilsa fisheries (Tenualosa ilisha) in Bangladesh
1 Department of International Law, School of Law, Xiamen University.
2 Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
3 International Center for Ocean Governance, Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
4 Department of Law, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Research Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020, 11(03), 266-280.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2020.11.3.0194
Publication history:
Received on 19 June 2020; revised on 27 June 2020; accepted on 29 June 2020
Abstract:
Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) as a national fish contributes enormous economic and nutritional connotation for the upward development of the country. Its supplies 11% of the total fish production of the country. About 2.5 million people have been engaged in fisheries industries. Currently, fish production is declining drastically due to over fishing, unruly misleading ways of management and marketing system. This article scrutinizes the present legal issues of Bangladesh fisheries laws and regulations along with its implications. It is recognized that though some fisheries regulating amendments are existed but the proper implementation is yet lack due to several inadequacy of legislations. The limitations of proper legal accomplishment are due to absence of adequate policy framework and guidelines, non-execution of enactment and conflicts of jurisdictions, reformation of customary laws, revised methods and formation of by-laws, regulations etc. This study reveals some challenges of Hilsa management in Bangladesh and proposes some recommendations to surmount them. Finally, this study enhances the overall improvement of fisheries sectors of Bangladesh utilizing a wide range of legal policy framework and regulations.
Keywords:
Hilsa fishery; Fisheries Laws and Regulations; Challenges and Legal Issues; Impacts of Bangladesh.
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