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FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Over recent years, the fisheries and aquaculture sectors have been gaining an increasing importance in the development policies of the country. To address the impeding fisheries, development, the then Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock in collaboration with the all stakeholders had prepared the National Fisheries Policy (NFP). During the consultation process with the stakeholders for the preparation of the policy, it was revealed that the country’s fisheries resources are not being exploited optimally. The policy greatly emphasized on the aquaculture and shrimp farming development in the country through establishment of model farms and markets. In light of NFP and dire need to promote and develop the most negligible sector of fisheries and aquaculture, Fisheries Development Board (FDB) was established in 2007…