Table 2.

Ranking of different habitats according to net primary productivity.

Habitat type	General features	Ranking
Estuary and delta	GBM and the Ayeyarwady estuary and deltaic region	Most productive
Nearshore water	Nearshore and shallow waters (<200 m) within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of neighbouring countries along BoB	Most productive
Offshore water	Offshore deep waters (>200 m) within EEZ	Moderately productive
High seas	Open sea beyond EEZ	Least productive
Land, islands	Nearshore and offshore islands, and mainland	Constraints