National Fisheries Policy. Country/Territory Bangladesh Document type Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Fisheries Keyword Agricultural development Fiscal and market measures Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Aquaculture Cooperative/producer organization Gender Rural employment Rural youth Capacity building Smallholders/peasants Institution Biodiversity Artisanal fishing Geographical area Asia, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract The National Fisheries Policy is a national sectoral policy whose main objectives are: a) to increase the contribution of the fisheries sector to the socio-economic development of the country; b) to increase fisheries production; c) poverty reduction; d) to achieve economic growth through earning foreign currency by exporting fish and fisheries products; f) to preserve biodiversity. Full text English