8-month ban on ‘jatka’ catching from today
UNB, Bagerhat :
An eight-month-long countrywide ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transporting ‘jatka’ (hilsa fry less than 25 centimetres in length) will begin today aiming to increase production.
District and divisional fishery officers said the authorities imposed the 22-day ban on catching hilsa fry from November 1 to June 30 across 7,000 square kms of coastal, estuarial
and riverine areas to ensure free breeding of the popular fish. During the period, the government will provide assistance to the fishermen, they said.
Dr Anisur Rahman, the chief scientific officer of Chandpur Fisheries Research Institute said the hilsa mothers have already started to move towards the coastal areas for laying eggs. A Hilsa can lay 21 lakh eggs.
Zia Haider, a Fisheries officer of Bagerhat zone, said if the ban will be followed strictly, at least five lakh metric tons of hilsa production is possible in the next season.
An eight-month-long countrywide ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transporting ‘jatka’ (hilsa fry less than 25 centimetres in length) will begin today aiming to increase production.
District and divisional fishery officers said the authorities imposed the 22-day ban on catching hilsa fry from November 1 to June 30 across 7,000 square kms of coastal, estuarial
and riverine areas to ensure free breeding of the popular fish. During the period, the government will provide assistance to the fishermen, they said.
Dr Anisur Rahman, the chief scientific officer of Chandpur Fisheries Research Institute said the hilsa mothers have already started to move towards the coastal areas for laying eggs. A Hilsa can lay 21 lakh eggs.
Zia Haider, a Fisheries officer of Bagerhat zone, said if the ban will be followed strictly, at least five lakh metric tons of hilsa production is possible in the next season.
