This paper reviews the coastal fishery resources of Bangladesh emphasizing the coastal environment, capture fisheries … and management issues relative to the sector. Bangladesh™s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers an area of about 166 000 … recruitment over-fishing. A multiplicity of factors adversely affect the coastal fishery resources of Bangladesh. Various laws …

Bangladesh has an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of 164 000 km2 and a continental shelf area of 66 440 km2. Artisanal …. The coastal fisheries of Bangladesh exploit a complex multi-species resource. There are 18 demersal and pelagic species … been declining over the years. The national income accounting procedure in Bangladesh divides the agriculture sector into …

India is endowed with a continental shelf of 0.5 million km2 and an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of about 2 million km …2. Almost half (39%) of the Indian population utilizes the marine fisheries resources. India ranked sixth worldwide in … substantially increased from Rs46 crores in 1960 - 61 to Rs4 697 (US$121*) in 1997 - 98. India exports about 55 types of marine …

Marine fisheries production in India has increased from 0.5 million t in 1950 to 2.47 million t in 1997. The gross … value of fisheries landings in India was US$2.37 billion in 1997. The contribution of fisheries to the Gross Domestic … the southwest coast of India is sustainable coastal fisheries development. This requires key ecological, social, economic …