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General information
| Innovation ID | 484 |
| Version ID | 374 |
| Innovation Title | Responsible fishing for resource conservation and fishers well being |
| Innovation description | Increasing exploitation rate in Bangladesh marine fisheries likely to impact the standing stock and biodiversity of aquatic species resulting in a significant negative impact on fisher’s livelihood. To protect these resources from further depletion and ensure responsible safe fishing practice, ECOFISH II has taken a novel initiative to train boat skippers to conserve marine resources. |
| Reporting Staff | Mohammad Rahman (WorldFish) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2020 |
| Reporting status | Canceled |
| Innovation Type | Production systems and Management practices |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | |
| Year (Stage) | 0 |
| Stage Description | Six batches of fishers (180 boat skippers) were trained through 3-day long intensive training courses on biodiversity conservation and safe responsible fishing practice from Cox’s Bazar district. Following the training, skippers were provided life jackets and pleased about these initiatives, uttered their interest to help further in responsible fishing. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | WorldFish |
| Top 5 contributors | No contributors |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | |
| Main CGIAR portfolio | CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems |
| Flagship project | FP2-Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries |
| Cluster | FP2-1-Resilient coastal fisheries |
| Other CGIAR portfolios-Flagships-Clusters |
Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Bangladesh |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | Increased household coping capacity to cope with shocks |
| Other Sub-IDO | Reduced production risk |
| Other Sub-IDO |
Evidences
| Evidences |
Linked Elements
| Milestones |
| Outcome Impact Case |
| Policy | WorldFish supports the Government of Bangladesh to develop a national management plan as a legal instrument for the management of Nijhum Dwip Marine Protected Area https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/d90a45 The Nijhum Dwip Management Plan led by WorldFish now approved by the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MoFL) in Bangladesh https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/1ea5b7 |