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Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) fishery management in Bangladesh is a rare example of ‘carrot-and-stick’ management in developing world fisheries.
Fisheries provide millions of people with a source of livelihood. Yet across the world, these resources are fast diminishing because of pollution, habitat destruction, overfishing, natural disasters, and climate changes.
The common Indian shad 'hilsa' (Tenualosa ilisha) is the most important anadromous fish species of Bangladesh that migrates through the Padma-Meghna River systems.
The government of Bangladesh has introduced an economic incentive mechanism to sustainably manage the country’s hilsa fishery – a sector that provides 450,000 fishers with their main livelihood and accounts for about 1 per cent of Bangla
Bangladesh’s hilsa shad (Tenulosa ilisha) comprises the largest single-species fishery in the country, constituting 11 per cent of the total catch and employing 2.5 million people directly or indirectly.
Bangladesh has seen a recovery in stocks of its national fish, the once-plentiful hilsa, since the government introduced measures to protect it in 2003.
Bangladesh has seen a recovery in stocks of its national fish, the once-plentiful hilsa, since the government introduced measures to protect it in 2003.
Hilsa is Bangladesh’s most important single-species fishery: for cultural identity, earnings and employment.