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74 People's Report 2002-2003 : <strong>Bangladesh</strong> Environment<br />

Table 3.1.1.2 Fish-sensitive Location<br />

Region Area Constra<strong>in</strong>ts/Sensitivity Present Management Measures<br />

North West Mahananda Floodpla<strong>in</strong> Carp breed<strong>in</strong>g ground<br />

Chalan beel Degraded, now seasonally dry, siltation, Fourth Fisheries Project has<br />

migratory route cut<br />

proposed excavation programme<br />

Badai river and Gajna<br />

beel<br />

Migratory route cut<br />

North Central Dhaleswari Floodpla<strong>in</strong> Hatchl<strong>in</strong>g migratory route now cut CPP (FAP20) project has a monitor<strong>in</strong>g<br />

and mitigation programme<br />

Old Brahmaputra<br />

Floodpla<strong>in</strong><br />

Ma<strong>in</strong> migratory route, no dry season flow<br />

North East Kangsa Floodpla<strong>in</strong> Fish pass, eight sanctuaries plus<br />

river and beel excavation proposed<br />

Sylhet bas<strong>in</strong> Major all year habitats, Important Declared fish sanctuary at Luba,<br />

breed<strong>in</strong>g areas<br />

beel management under new policy<br />

Hakaluki Haor One of the largest haor, perenial Leaseholder management system <strong>in</strong><br />

habitat<br />

operation<br />

Kawadighi Haor Migratory routes cut, important breed<strong>in</strong>g Fish pass constructed, Fish sanctuary<br />

ground<br />

declared<br />

South West Beel Dakatia Migratory routes cut, Siltation Tidal river fisheries management<br />

proposed under BWDB<br />

Gorai Floodpla<strong>in</strong> Reduced dry season flows, <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g Dreg<strong>in</strong>g of Gorai aims to restore flows<br />

sal<strong>in</strong>ity <strong>in</strong> dry season <strong>in</strong> Sunderbans and reduce sal<strong>in</strong>ity<br />

Fakirhat Floodpla<strong>in</strong><br />

Rich capture fisheries now converted <strong>in</strong>to shrimp aquaculture<br />

South Central Chanda beel Large perennial habitat with good Fish sanctuaries proposed under 4th<br />

migratory l<strong>in</strong>ks<br />

fisheries project<br />

Baghiar beel<br />

Patuakhali<br />

Rich fish resources<br />

Rich capture and culture fisheries<br />

South East Chandpur and Important seasonal Floodpla<strong>in</strong> area, Habitat restoration proposed under<br />

Daudkandi degraded <strong>in</strong> places by FCDI Fourth Fisheries Project<br />

Eastern Hills Kaptai Reservoir Largest artificial lake <strong>in</strong> the country, Management programme jo<strong>in</strong>tly under<br />

important breed<strong>in</strong>g ground, overfish<strong>in</strong>g DoF, BFDC and FRI<br />

Halda and Karnaphuli Important carp habitats and breed<strong>in</strong>g Carp spawn<strong>in</strong>g ground declared as a<br />

Revers grounds, migratory route to Kaptai cut, Sanctuary, Community<br />

pollution<br />

management.<br />

Ma<strong>in</strong> Rivers Padma Breed<strong>in</strong>g grounds, Migratory route, low flow due to Farakka, siltation<br />

Brahmaputra<br />

Meghna<br />

Migratory route, high sediment load, routes to floodpla<strong>in</strong>s cut<br />

Migratory routes to very productive floodpla<strong>in</strong>s, breed<strong>in</strong>g grounds<br />

Coastal Area Inshore Coastal Belt Nursery ground for mar<strong>in</strong> fishes and Proposed programme to address<br />

shrimps, overfish<strong>in</strong>g, especially shrimps overfish<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Fourth Fisheries Project<br />

Source : NWMP/EGIS (1999)<br />

Off-shore Coastal Belt Important habitants and breed<strong>in</strong>g areas, Mar<strong>in</strong>e Fisheries Ord<strong>in</strong>ance 1983 but<br />

seasonal overfish<strong>in</strong>g<br />

problems of enforcement<br />

Chokoria Important brackish water habitat, habitat DoF and NGO exist<strong>in</strong>g programmes,<br />

Sunderbans distruction, overfish<strong>in</strong>g, shrimp susta<strong>in</strong>able management proposed<br />

(EH Region)<br />

aquaculture damag<strong>in</strong>g the environment<br />

Sunderbans Reserve Very important habitat, Ramsar site, Managed by DoF for royalties,<br />

Forest (SW region) overfish<strong>in</strong>g proposed UNDP bio-diversity project

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