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Photo: In recent days, this is how fishermen are being caught in the Padma River.
In recent weeks, fishermen have caught large numbers of pangasius in rivers in some areas of Bangladesh. Fisheries officials and fishery researchers say that as a result of some measures taken to conserve the hilsa fish, more and more pangasius fish are being caught this year compared to other years.
Mainly in Munshiganj, Rajbari, Rajshahi, various upazilas adjacent to the Padma river in recent weeks, a large number of fish have been caught.
Munshiganj Fisheries Officer in Tongibari Upazila, Zakir Hossain Mridha, said that at least 25% more pangasius had been caught in the area this year than in previous years.
Munshiganj District Fisheries Officer Abdul Alim said: “Although a large number of pangasius were found this year, it is actually the result of several years of fish conservation activities.”
In recent years, hilsa fishing has been prohibited at certain times to preserve the hilsa mother. Fisheries officer Abdul Alim said the ban has also contributed to the increase in the number of pangas in addition to the hilsa.
In addition to the 22-day fishing ban in recent years to protect mother Hilsa, measures to ban sea fishing or jatka fishing have also contributed to increasing numbers of pangasius fish.
Akheri Naima, a senior scientific official at the Fisheries Research Institute, said that the pangasius fish’s reproduction and egg-laying methods are very similar to those of the hilsa fish, so measures taken to conserve the hilsa have also played a role.
Akheri Naima said: “Although hilsa does not go deep into the sea like fish, it lives in the estuary of the Pangash River. At this time of year, when hilsa fish come to the river to lay eggs, the pangas also come to the river. And after the fishing ban for about two to three weeks, the fishermen caught a large number of large pangas during this time.
In addition, the ban on fishing at regular intervals has been in place for several years, which has created a conducive environment for the river to host hilsa and pangasius fish, Akheri Naima said.
Munshiganj District Fisheries Officer Abdul Alim said it was possible to increase the production of pangas several times more if awareness among fishermen could be raised and government measures for fish conservation could be properly implemented.
He said: ‘Although it is illegal to fish for pangasius fry in Bangladesh, many fishermen secretly catch these fry. Once, Pona was caught in Chandpur wearing an oversized shawl. In recent years, after a massive campaign and a campaign by the authorities, such activities have greatly diminished.
Abdul Alim said such initiatives taken for the conservation of river fish in recent years have played a role in increasing the presence of pangas in the river.
Abdul Alim also said that the number of fish in the river has increased due to the two-point depression last month.
‘There will be a ban on jatka fishing from November 1 to next June, but many fishermen are secretly fishing right now. If the fishermen are informed and these bans are properly implemented in one or two years, the market will be in shambles.
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