Fisheries

Fisheries and livestock minister SM Rezaul Karim on Friday said country’s Hilsa production has marked a significant rise to 5hajar tonnes due to time befitting measures undertaken by the government reports BSSc

Country overall Hilsa production in 2021-22 fiscal reaches to over 550 tonnes as a result of strict measures implemented by the government he said.

The minister made this remark while addressing a district-level seminar titled ‘Development and Management of Hilsa resources project’, jointly organised by the Department of Fisheries and concerned Ilish resource project, at the circuit house here.

The government has imposed a ban on hilsa catching, selling, transporting and hoarding for the next 22 days from midnight tonight to protect mother hilsa for ensuring safe breeding, reports BSS.

The restriction will remain effective from 4 October to 25 October.

On this issue, a view exchange meeting was held in the conference room of the ministry of fisheries and livestock today with fisheries and livestock secretary Raunak Mahmud in the chair, a press release said.