Monday, 20 May, 2024
The 65-day fishing ban imposed in the coastal areas ended on Tuesday midnight.
The ban was imposed from March 1 to April 30 to ensure the safe spawning of fish during its peak breeding period in six districts-- Barisal, Chandpur, Laksmipur, Bhola, Shariatpur and Patuakhali.
The ban aims to support fair breeding, production and conservation of marine and sustainable fisheries.
Coastal fishermen were preparing their boats and nets in the rivers time ban will end neared.
During the fishing ban, the fishermen could not catch fish in five major Hilsa sanctuaries of different rivers including the Padma and Meghna.
The ban covered Hilsa sanctuaries in six districts which include 100-km in the Meghna River from Chandpur's Shatnol to Laxmipur's Char Alexander, 90-km in Shahbazpur Channel in Bhola, 100-km in Tentulia River in Bhola, 20-km in Naria and Bhederganj upazilas in Chandpur district and 82-km in Hizla, Mehendiganj and Barishal Sadar upazilas, Gazaria and the Meghna river.
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The 65-day fishing ban imposed in the coastal areas ended on Tuesday midnight.
The ban was imposed from March 1 to April 30 to ensure the safe spawning of fish during its peak breeding period in six districts-- Barisal, Chandpur, Laksmipur, Bhola, Shariatpur and Patuakhali.
The ban aims to support fair breeding, production and conservation of marine and sustainable fisheries.
Coastal fishermen were preparing their boats and nets in the rivers time ban will end neared.
During the fishing ban, the fishermen could not catch fish in five major Hilsa sanctuaries of different rivers including the Padma and Meghna.
The ban covered Hilsa sanctuaries in six districts which include 100-km in the Meghna River from Chandpur's Shatnol to Laxmipur's Char Alexander, 90-km in Shahbazpur Channel in Bhola, 100-km in Tentulia River in Bhola, 20-km in Naria and Bhederganj upazilas in Chandpur district and 82-km in Hizla, Mehendiganj and Barishal Sadar upazilas, Gazaria and the Meghna river.
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