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TUESDAY, JUNE 06, 2023
Marine Fisheries Association demands amendment of Fisheries Act-2020

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TBS Report
07 December, 2020, 09:55 pm
Last modified: 07 December, 2020, 10:06 pm

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Marine Fisheries Association demands amendment of Fisheries Act-2020

TBS Report
07 December, 2020, 09:55 pm
Last modified: 07 December, 2020, 10:06 pm
Photo: Collected
Photo: Collected

The Bangladesh Marine Fisheries Association (BMFA) has demanded amendments to the newly enacted Marine Fisheries Act-2020, claiming that it has created panic amongst fishermen and traders.

To press home their demands, they have halted fishing in the Bay since 5 December, at a risk of significant losses to all concerned. 

During a press briefing at Chattogram Press Club on Monday, BMFA leaders alleged that the law was legislated without any prior consultation with the relevant stakeholders.

In a written statement, Nurul Qayyum Khan, president of the BMFA, said that rather than being conducive to business, the sections and subsections of the act now pose as a burden for traders.

The Marine Fisheries Act-2020 was passed in the parliament on 16 November this year. 

The law contains a provision that has empowered the authorities to impose fines ranging from Tk 8 lakh to Tk 25 lakh in the event of a violation of any of the fishing rules.

BMFA opposed the rule and demanded its amendment.

The BMFA regulates fishing in the deep-sea and controls some 258 large fishing trawlers.

Moshiur Rahman Chowdhury, secretary of BMFA; Nazrul Islam, its treasurer, were present at the press conference, among others.

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