Time-fitting measures to protect indigenous fish species stressed
BSS, Rajshahi :
Narrating various nutritional aspects of native fish species, experts and others concerned put emphasis on adoption of time-fitting measures to protect those especially the small indigenous ones from further depletion.
They mentioned that the small fishes enriched with high nutrition which is capable of protecting the human beings particularly the growing aged ones from various diseases. They, however, said with wide-ranging promotion of exotic and hybrid fish species, the indigenous species, particularly the small ones, are gradually being endangered everywhere in the country’s northwest region.
Both farming and marketing of the high yielding species have been enhanced significantly during the last couple of years. The local wholesale markets, hats and bazars are now flooded with the promoted varieties of fish which are less tasty and nutritious than the local ones.
Apart from this, all varieties of native fish are also on the decline in the region because of drastic fall in surface waters resources like rivers, canals, ponds, floodplains and water bodies. The sharp fall in production of local fish varieties is also widely blamed on the indiscriminate catching of the mother fish.
Poor production of the indigenous fish species has made them scarce on the markets and thrown a good number of local fishermen out of their ancestral job.
Sources said unabated use of fine nets for fishing in the water bodies, poor depth in river waters and filling up of their water bodies by illegal encroachers are also among the reasons behind the fall in production of the local fish.
Narrating various nutritional aspects of native fish species, experts and others concerned put emphasis on adoption of time-fitting measures to protect those especially the small indigenous ones from further depletion.
They mentioned that the small fishes enriched with high nutrition which is capable of protecting the human beings particularly the growing aged ones from various diseases. They, however, said with wide-ranging promotion of exotic and hybrid fish species, the indigenous species, particularly the small ones, are gradually being endangered everywhere in the country’s northwest region.
Both farming and marketing of the high yielding species have been enhanced significantly during the last couple of years. The local wholesale markets, hats and bazars are now flooded with the promoted varieties of fish which are less tasty and nutritious than the local ones.
Apart from this, all varieties of native fish are also on the decline in the region because of drastic fall in surface waters resources like rivers, canals, ponds, floodplains and water bodies. The sharp fall in production of local fish varieties is also widely blamed on the indiscriminate catching of the mother fish.
Poor production of the indigenous fish species has made them scarce on the markets and thrown a good number of local fishermen out of their ancestral job.
Sources said unabated use of fine nets for fishing in the water bodies, poor depth in river waters and filling up of their water bodies by illegal encroachers are also among the reasons behind the fall in production of the local fish.