Hilsa has risen, the whole season has changed

Feni: Let’s start with a news source from banglanews24.com. The headline of colleague Mushfiqur Sourav’s news was’Hilsa Soylab lowered the price in Barisal‘According to the published news, Hilsa’s supply has increased in Barisal, so the price has dropped. Towards the end of the Bengali month of Bhadra, this image is not only from Barisal but also from Chittagong, Laxmipur, Noakhali, Bhola, Chandpur, Patuakhali, Barguna, Shariatpur and other parts of the country.

Fishing experts, concerned district fisheries officials and fishermen say more thread is entering the net this time than in other years. Fishermen and hilsa experts say that hilsa could be available in a few days. Lots of hilsa can be found in late October beyond the conventional filling season. Hilsa’s traditional filling season is from June to August. But even in September, the silver thread shines in the sea-river. But the fishermen are not happy with that either. Because there is not much time left until the beginning of the October ban.

Fisheries researchers say there is a ban on all types of sea fishing between May and June. The ban on protecting mother Hilsa came in October. The time between the two prohibitions is the season full of hilsa. During this time, many yarns were caught in the sea and rivers; Again the shape is great. But now the change of season full of hilsa is very clear. Rain is associated with hilsa breeding and migration. Due to the change in the rainy season, the full hilsa season has also shifted to September-October.

Former Scientific Director of the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Vice Chancellor of Feni University. Maryland. Saifuddin Shah said the hope is that hilsa production has increased this year. The vice chancellor of Feni University said the government has imposed several restrictions on conservation in fisheries management. The ongoing ecofish project to increase the economic and socio-environmental capacity of fishermen through science-based adaptive co-management in the country’s estuarine rivers has increased hilsa production due to the ban on catching mother hilsa during the breeding season and later jatka.

He added that the hilsa season is also changing, due to the rainy season, which he believes is happening as a result of global climate change.

Speaking about hilsa production and changing seasons, said the scientific director of the Chandpur River Center of the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (current responsibility). Maryland. With Anisur Rahman.

“We expect the production of hilsa to be higher this year because the rain here also depends on the quality of the water. Due to the crown, the water and pollution of the river has dropped a bit, the traffic on the river has dropped a bit.” , said. The quality of the water is good. As a result, there is good food for the fish in the water. It has started to arrive a bit earlier this year, plus the size of this year’s hilsa was also quite large. Our research says that this year’s fish production will be better than previous years. As for the Hilsa season, he said, the Hilsa season is typically from September to October. May be banned for 22 days in October. However, this time there are two new moons and full moons in October, one in early October (October 2) and the other in late October (October 31). We hope that in view of the ministry’s decision, the 22-day closure of the breeding season will come to the end of October.

Lakshmipur District Fisheries Officer. With Billal Hossain. He told banglanews that hilsa production has increased this season. The fishermen are very happy, they are catching large hilsa in their nets.

He added that last year 20,000 metric tons of hilsa were caught in the Laxmipur district, this time it is expected to exceed 25 metric tons.

The Fisheries Officer believes that Hilsa production has increased in the country due to measures taken by the government, including a ban on capturing Jatka, the Hilsa mother, and a ban on capturing Hilsa at sea for 75 days. Bimal Chandra Das, Barisal District Fisheries Officer (Hilsa), provided similar information.

He said sea fishing is banned for 65 days in a row. Fish that used to be caught in 600 grams is now caught above 1 kg.

He said that some 41,000 metric tons of hilsa were caught in the Barisal district last year. This time it can exceed 50 thousand metric tons.

Kefayet Ullah, owner of Hilsa Mokam on Hatiyar Nijhum Island, said that large yarns have been found in Meghna in recent days. If the environmental conditions are suitable, hilsa will enter the network for a few more days.

Think the hilsa-filled season is receding. And so the ban must be postponed.

Bangladesh time: 1956 hours, September 8, 2020
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