Maximum sustainable yield, popularly known by its acronym MSY, is perhaps the most disputed concept in the realm of international fisheries law. The first part of this article briefly describes the genesis, development and subsequent adoption of the MSY concept in international, regional and national fisheries management instruments. The second part documents the criticisms that the MSY concept has generated to date and seeks to find out the legal status of the MSY concept in international fisheries law. The third part of this article critically examines the adoption of the MSY concept in the legal and policy regime for marine fisheries in Bangladesh. The article argues that more rigorous provisions for conservation of marine ecosystem should be incorporated in fisheries management policies of Bangladesh instead of solely relying on the MSY concept as an objective of fisheries management.

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国际渔业法中最大可持续产量概念的法律地位及其在孟加拉国海洋渔业制度中的采用：批判性分析

最大可持续产量，俗称其首字母缩写词 MSY，可能是国际渔业法领域最具争议的概念。本文的第一部分简要介绍了 MSY 概念在国际、区域和国家渔业管理文书中的起源、发展和随后的采用。第二部分记录了 MSY 概念迄今为止产生的批评，并试图找出 MSY 概念在国际渔业法中的法律地位。本文的第三部分批判性地考察了 MSY 概念在孟加拉国海洋渔业的法律和政策制度中的采用。