What is being trapped in the river in a vacuum is also male hilsa.

Barisal: Due to the main breeding season, all types of fishing, including hilsa, will be closed for 22 days starting October 14 after only three weeks. And although the main breeding season is approaching, the desired hilsa is not found in rivers.

So the smiles on the faces of the coastal fishermen are still there. Many people go down to the river to catch hilsa along with the tides, but they have to return empty-handed or with some men the size of jatka.

Nurul Islam, a resident and fisherman on the banks of the Meghna River in Hijla, Barisal, told banglanews that at the end of the full hilsa season, the breeding season is approaching, but no hilsa is seen in the river yet. Every day many fishermen in your area are casting nets in different areas of different rivers, including Meghna and Kalabadar. Some are receiving very little hilsa, while others are not receiving it at all. Another fisherman named Sumon told banglanews that most fishermen in his area hunt hilsa. But now the days go by and the cost of fishing in the river does not go up. And go or hilsa is available, it is very small in size. If this continues, there will be a shortage of fishermen.

Fisheries Officer (Hilsa) Bimal Chandra Das told banglanews that the amount of hilsa in the river is less this season. Now is the time for free fishing according to the rules, so no action will be taken on this. However, if these nets are removed during the closed season during the main breeding season, the hilsa mother will come to the river. After the 22-day ban, hilsa is expected to be on the river. He said that most of the Hilsa River is in this southern belt, including Barisal and Bhola. But this time it is not available. Once again, the fact that the weather is good outside the estuary also plays the opposite role. If the weather had been a little worse, the nets would have moved away during that time, the line could have flowed into the river from the sea, and more fish would have been caught. Now some small threads are being found in the river. Most of them are men. As they are small, they go out to the river through the nets that are kept in the estuary. But the great yarns, including the wife, are caught in the net. Regarding the situation at sea, he said: “In the Bay of Bengal, more hilsa are being caught in the Chittagong (Chittagong) belt. In our country, the number of hilsa caught in the Barisal division belt has decreased.” . Meanwhile, the price of hilsa is not decreasing in the local retail and wholesale markets. Monday (September 21) morning in the Port Road area of ​​the city of Barisal businessman of the private fish landing center. Yasin told banglanews that the price of the LC-size hilsa river was 29 to 30 lakhs an ounce. As a result, the most popular thread of this size has been sold on the wholesale market at a price of Rs 625-750. Even 20 days ago it was selling for less than Rs 100 per kg.

Bangladesh time: 1141 hours, September 21, 2020
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