 My name is Haladar. My father was a fisherman. I was a fisherman too. I have two sons and two daughters. No one is easy for me. But before I was a fisherman. Now I am a fisherman too. In Bangladesh, it is not easy. It is not easy at all. What can I do? The hilsa fish is the national fish of Bangladesh. It is the fish of choice for most people and is of both religious and cultural importance. It is locally known as the king of all fish. Once abundant in Bangladesh's 100 rivers, hilsa was widely caught by fishers to sell to local and urban markets. But decades of overfishing and habitat destruction put an enormous pressure on this popular species. Not only is the hilsa in trouble, but so are the 3 million fishermen who depend on the fish for their livelihood. The fall in hilsa production prompted the Bangladesh government to ring fence 5 sites in the country's coastal rivers as hilsa sanctuaries where fishing is restricted during the breeding season. To compensate for the loss of earnings, the government began providing affected fishing communities with rice and alternative income generation. To compensate for the loss of earnings, the government began providing affected fishing communities with rice and alternative income generating activities. In addition to offering compensation to the fisher households, the government has also been implementing awareness-raising programs in schools and fishing villages. Now we can understand why the government has provided the hilsa for the hilsa, and why we have to provide the hilsa. It's been very good since 1955. The government has been providing the hilsa to illegal fishing, and it doesn't want to be sold to the farmers. There are many species that have been sold. The hilsa has been seen after the ban period. We are facing some challenges. The challenge that the government is facing is the hilsa conservation trust fund. The hilsa funds can be provided to the government and the loan can be provided. The loan can be given to a sustainable fund. We can create a community organization that can use the funds provided by the government. We can do it. 100% of the government can do it. We can manage the water body and organize it. We can use the funds provided by the government to provide the hilsa for the ban period. We can do it. We can do it. We can sell it. We can do it. We can do it. We can do it. We can do it. We can do it. This rare example from Bangladesh suggests that the design and implementation of incentive-based schemes must be underpinned by clear property rights, effective monitoring and compliance, and sustainable finance. If well designed, these schemes can work to protect both fisheries and livelihoods.