Myanmar: Establishing Community-Managed Fish Conservation Zones in the Sittaung River, Myanmar

Sep 20, 2023 | International Union for Conservation of Nature
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Historically in Myanmar, fishing rights were awarded to businesses with little if any community benefit. Under the National League for Democracy (NLD) government, new fisheries laws were introduced in several regions and states that provide the legal basis for community-managed fisheries, including fish conservation zones (FCZs), which are small but strategically located areas that protect fish during important stages of their life cycle.