Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- Bangladesh's deep-sea ecosystem is under mounting pressure from overfishing, aggressive industrial practices and plastic pollution, according to new findings presented to the country's chief adviser on Tuesday, prompting calls for urgent research-driven policy intervention.

The warning came as a high-level committee submitted the findings of a comprehensive marine fisheries and ecosystem survey conducted by the research vessel R.V. Dr Fridtjof Nansen to the interim government at a meeting held at the state guest house Jamuna.

The month-long survey, carried out between 21 August and 21 September last year, involved 25 scientists from eight countries, including 13 Bangladeshi researchers. Presenting the findings, Prof Say...