(June 02, 2025) WCS Bangladesh partners with local communities and government agencies to support a healthy ocean for healthy people Ocean Giants swimming and leaping in the marine waters of Bangladesh are powerful indicators of a healthy marine environment – one that supports vibrant fisheries vital to the livelihoods and food security of millions and underpins a sustainable Blue Economy. Yet, our ocean and the species that depend on it - including humans - face an uncertain future, under threat from ...

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(July 21, 2022) Bangladesh Is First Country to Place All Guitarfish and Wedgefishes Under Strict Legal Protection Dhaka, Bangladesh – Sept. 28, 2021 – This week the Government of Bangladesh took a major step to improve the protection of threatened sharks and rays by updating the list of species and species groups under the Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Act, 2012. The updated list empowers the strict protection of eight genera and 23 shark and ray species, while allowing the su...

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