The government has imposed a ban on catching and selling of Hilsa fish for 11 days starting from Sep 25 to boost production of the delicious fish.
The Fisheries and Livestock Ministry on Saturday announced the ban during the main breeding period of Hilsa and said the step would help create scope for free breeding and an environment to boost Hilsa fish production.
According to the the Protection and Conservation of Fish Act-2011, the ban will be from Sep 25 to Oct 5 -- five days before and five days after the Purnima( full moon) of Bangla calendar month Aswin. This year the Purnima falls on Sep 30.
All sorts of sale and stock of Hilsa and Jatka have also been prohibited during the period. The programme also aimed to protect and conserve Jatka – hilsa fry less than 23 centimetres in length, the announcement said.
The offenders would be jailed for one to six months with a minimum fine of Tk 1000. The punishment and the fine would be doubled if one one is charged for violating the ban second time.
Currently around 7,000 square kilometres of water bodies are considered as breeding ground of Hilsha.
Dr Nirmal Chandra Das, Assistant Director of the 'Hilsa and Jatka Protection and Rehabilitation of Fishermen Project under the Fisheries Directorate, told bdnews24.com on Saturday that earlier it was said in the law that the ban would be imposed from Oct 14-24 every year.
"But the law has been changed and now the ban is efective five days before and five days after the Purnima( full moon) of Bangla calendar month Aswin."
He said the Fisheries Directorate and coastal district administrations had already taken necessary steps to implement the decision.
The Fisheries and Livestock Ministry on Saturday announced the ban during the main breeding period of Hilsa and said the step would help create scope for free breeding and an environment to boost Hilsa fish production.
According to the the Protection and Conservation of Fish Act-2011, the ban will be from Sep 25 to Oct 5 -- five days before and five days after the Purnima( full moon) of Bangla calendar month Aswin. This year the Purnima falls on Sep 30.
All sorts of sale and stock of Hilsa and Jatka have also been prohibited during the period. The programme also aimed to protect and conserve Jatka – hilsa fry less than 23 centimetres in length, the announcement said.
The offenders would be jailed for one to six months with a minimum fine of Tk 1000. The punishment and the fine would be doubled if one one is charged for violating the ban second time.
Currently around 7,000 square kilometres of water bodies are considered as breeding ground of Hilsha.
Dr Nirmal Chandra Das, Assistant Director of the 'Hilsa and Jatka Protection and Rehabilitation of Fishermen Project under the Fisheries Directorate, told bdnews24.com on Saturday that earlier it was said in the law that the ban would be imposed from Oct 14-24 every year.
"But the law has been changed and now the ban is efective five days before and five days after the Purnima( full moon) of Bangla calendar month Aswin."
He said the Fisheries Directorate and coastal district administrations had already taken necessary steps to implement the decision.
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