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Bangladesh has a coastline of 710 Km. The marine fishery contributes to only 22% of the total fish production in the country. The marine fishery can be broadly classified into two types - the industrial fishery (mechanized sector) that includes medium and large trawlers. The artisanal or small scale fishery consists of motorized and non-motorised craft.

No. of Artisanal fishermen (marine) – 510,000
Motorised craft – 21,433
Non-motorised craft – 22,257
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