Bangladesh Bans All Fishing For 65 Days In Desperation Move To Rebuild Ocean Stocks

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The government told the BBC that all types of fishing vessels would be covered by the ban and coast guards would enforce it from Monday. Thousands of fishermen have planned protests - arguing that they will be left without a source of income.

The ban - lasting from 20 May until 23 July - is timed to occur with the breeding season. "These resources will deplete one day if we do not use them sustainably," fisheries and livestock minister Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru was quoted as saying by the Dhaka Tribune. "We should let fish grow and breed. Otherwise, we will have to suffer in the future."

The government says the coast guard and navy will enforce the ban in the Bay of Bengal. There have been short-term bans on commercial fishing in the past but this is the first time that all fishing boats, including local fishermen, have been banned for a lengthy period.

The government says that fishing will now be banned between 20 May and 23 July every year.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48335509

[procon]

1. The implications are dire for an impoverished country

where fish might be the only affordable source of protein.

[msongs]

2. lots of veggie protein around, good time to get away from fish nt

[NickB79]

4. The hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi fishermen can't buy veg protein

If they have no income.

I'm sure they are acutely aware of all the vegetarian options, what with the influence of Hinduism in the region. The problem is 100 million people crammed into a flood-prone delta with less arable land every year to farm, and rampant poverty giving them limited purchasing power.

[BigmanPigman]

3. This type of action will become common when climate change really steps up.