The government has a plan to implement some activities for sustainable development of the aquatic and marine fisheries of the country, reports BSS. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith informed this to the Jatiya Sangsad yesterday while presenting the revised budget of 2014-15 and the proposed national budget of 2015-16. The activities include registration and distribution of ID cards among fishermen, creation of sanctuaries, cooperative fish cultivation, preservation of the hilsha fry during breeding season, environment-friendly shrimp cultivation and increasing export fish products. In order to ensure a sustainable management of marine fish resources, the finance minister said, “We have undertaken a programme with technical assistance of the Malaysian government to identify fishing grounds with exploration ships and determine species-specific reserve and maximum limit for sustainable fishing.”