A view of an oyster farm just off the coast of Malaysia. A Bay of Bengal Programme subproject helped the Department of Fisheries in Malaysia to extend oyster culture technology to the fisherfolk in this region - - Bay of Bengal Programme: GCP/RAS/118/MUL (BOBP). The Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP), started in 1979 with headquarters in Madras, India, seeks to help small-scale fisherfolk in seven countries (Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand). The BOBP develops, demonstrates and pr