Advisor Farida Akhter emphasized the urgent need to distinctly separate animal and fish feed in Bangladesh’s upcoming National Fisheries Policy 2025. "In many cases, these feeds are overlapping, which must not be allowed," she said. Akhter also called for sustainable shrimp farming that protects mangrove forests, rather than destroying them. She urged restrictions on importing materials used in illegal fishing nets and warned against the introduction of harmful foreign fish species through private initiatives, which threaten local ecosystems.