• Institutional Mechanism
The 17th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting (Colombo– virtual, 01 April 2021) decided to establish an Expert Group on Fisheries and Livestock to deal with issues pertaining to Fisheries & Livestock.
The Second BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture approved to include Fisheries and Livestock Sub-sector under the purview of the BIMSTEC Senior Officials on Agriculture (SOM-A) and BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture (BAMM).
Flow Chart for reporting and decision-making mechanisms of the BIMSTEC Agricultural Cooperation
• Activities
Before the rationalization of sectors, activities under the Fisheries sector were led by Thailand. A number of activities were commenced to develop the fisheries in Bay of Bengal region. As instructed by the Leaders, a draft Plan of Action on BIMSTEC Fisheries and Livestock Cooperation is being developed to generate concrete project-based activities for the promotion of fisheries and livestock.
Concluded Projects under Fisheries sub-sector
| # | Title | Date | Venue |
| 1. | BIMSTEC Workshop on Fisheries Cooperation | 08-10 May 2007 | Phuket, Thailand |
| 2. | Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management in the Bay of Bengal | 12 December 2007 | Thailand |
| 3. | BIMSTEC Fisheries Meeting on Sustainable Fisheries in the Bay of Bengal | 20-22 January 2009 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 4. | BIMSTEC International Training Program on Ornamental Aquatic Plants Propagation | 01-28 August 2010 | Thailand |
| 5. | BIMSTEC International Training Program on Aquatic Plants Tissue Culture | 29 August - 27 September 2011 | Thailand |
| 6. | BIMSTEC International Training Program on Aquatic Plants Soilless Culture and Post-Harvest Technology | 30 July - 28 August 2012 | Thailand |
| 7. | BIMSTEC International Training Program on Advance Aquatic Plants Tissue Culture | 15 October – 13 November 2013 | Thailand |
| 8. | International Training Workshop on Inland Aquaculture and Small-scale Inland Aquaculture Promotion for Fisheries Officers/Biologists from the BIMSTEC/IORA Member Countries | 04-17 March 2018 | Bangkok, Thailand |