FisheriesOpening a training programme for fishers in Chattogram, Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Zahidul Islam Mia said quality, modern technology and skills must grow if Bangladeshi fish is to win markets abroad.
FisheriesBureau of Statistics figures show the marine fish catch fell 16.57 per cent in the five years to 2024-25; artisanal boats landed 451,661 tonnes, down from 513,819, while industrial trawlers caught slightly more.
One Cox's Bazar factory exported 70 tonnes of dried popa fish, produced at a cost of Tk 6 crore, to the US, Hong Kong and China last year; smaller catches are cutting this year's shipments.
Of 15,790 tonnes produced in 2023-24, 9,947 tonnes were exported to about 15 countries including Japan, China, Mongolia, Thailand, Malaysia and South Korea; researchers at Bangladesh Agricultural University have produced a safe, shelf-stable canned kuchia product on a trial basis.
