A scene at the Madras fish market. Bicycles are the chief method of transport. - - BOBP: The Bay of Bengal Programme: GCP/RAS/151/JPN. The Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP) is a multi-agency regional fisheries programme comprising seven member countries bordering the Bay of Bengal: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The principal aim of BOBP has been t