Although there is no policy constraint regarding shrimp cultivation management, there is no full-fledged legal framework in the form of Act, Ordinance or Presidential Order in Bangladesh specifically dealing with the cultivation, farming, management, marketing, processing etc. of shrimp. The only law that has direct bearing on shrimp is the Shrimp Cultivation Tax Act,1992, which is revenue collection oriented. However, this does not mean that there is no legal regime on shrimp. The existing laws on fish and fisheries as well as environmental issues in general apply to shrimp. The Protection and Conservation of Fish Act of 1950 is the primary legislation regulating inland fisheries; whereas, the Marine Fisheries Ordinance of 1983, as implemented by the
Marine Fisheries Rules, is the basic legislation regulating marine fisheries. Although the basic fisheries legislation does not have separate sections on aquaculture or shrimp farming, some of its provisions are relevant to the subject. There are several other legal instruments which have clear implications for shrimp farming and protection
of the environment