Myanmar eyes BOBP membership
July 26 - August 1, 2010
MYANMAR is considering joining the Bay of Bengal Program (BOBP) to develop its fisheries sector, U Khin Ko Lay, the director general of the Department of Fisheries, said.
BOBP, established in 2003, is an intergovernmental organisation comprising Bangladesh, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka. It provides technical and management advisory services for sustainable fisheries development.
“If we join, we will get technical support as well as human resources development training. We need to develop the capacity of our people if we want to develop our fisheries sector in a sustainable manner. We will have access to those technical and advisory services as well as research documents if we become a member,” U Khin Ko Lay said, adding that he would advise the Minister for Livestock and Fisheries to seek membership.
“The main hurdle is the US$20,000 membership fee.”
