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Fisheries Sector
 

This Sector is led by Thailand

The 1st Fisheries Expert Group Meeting was held in Thailand on 5-7 February 2001. The meeting agreed to adopt the Term of Reference of the BIMST-EC Sectoral Committee on Fisheries. Consequently, the Department of Fishery of Thailand proposed the “Ecosystem-based Fishery Management in the Bay of Bengal” as a priority project of this sector, while Bangladesh proposed 2 other relevant projects, namely the “Study on Impact of Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling on the Marine Fisheries Resource in Bay of Bengal” and “Marine Fisheries Stock Assessment, Management and Development of New Fisheries in Bay of Bengal”. The Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management in the Bay of Bengal was finished in December 2007 and the full report of the said study will be published shortly.

Thailand has hosted another Expert Group Meeting in which the 3 projects were discussed simultaneously on 5-7 September 2005. Thailand also hosted Workshop on Fisheries Cooperation was held on 8-10 May 2007 in Phuket. The workshop aimed to have consultation among BIMSTEC Countries about the past and future cooperation on fisheries. Many fisheries cooperation needs had been prioritized. For example; Awareness building of potential expansion of aquaculture and application of appropriate technology and new cultivable species for aquaculture.



Meetings/Reports

  • BIMSTEC Workshop Prospectus
  • Report of Workshop

 

Focal Points

Country

Name

Organization

Contact Details

Bangladesh

Mr. Fakhrul Islam (Deputy Secretary Fisheries-1)

Ministry of Fisheries & Livestock, Bangladesh Secretariat

  Tel: +880 2 7169563
  Fax: +880 2 7161117
fishlivsec@Pace-moe.Gov.bd
khangias@dhaka.net

Bhutan

Mr. Karma Phuntsho, (Head)

Policy Planning Division,
Ministry of Agriculture,
Royal Government of Bhutan

 Tel: +975 2 322545
 Fax: +975 2 324189

India

Shri G.D. Chandrapal
(Deputy Commissioner)

Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries

Tel: +91 11 23097013
Fax: +91 11 23070370
gdchandrapal@yahoo.co.in

Myanmar

Dr. Than Tun
(Director)

Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department
Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries

Tel: +95 1 642454
Fax. +95 1 642927
lbvd@mptmail.net.mm

Nepal

Mr. Shukra Kumar Pardhan
(Programme Director)

Directorate of Fisheries Development
Department of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

Tel: +977 1 4350833
Fax: +977 1 4350833 
dofd@mail.com.np  shukrakumarpradhan@yahoo.com

Sri Lanka

Mr. A. Hettiarachchi
(Director-General Development)

Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources
Miligawatta Secretariat

Tel: +9411 2329666
Fax: +9411 2472192
dgdev@sltnet.lk

Thailand

Ms. Panawan Awaiwanont

Department of Fisheries,Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

Tel: +66 2 579 7947

 

 

 

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