Bangladesh’s Fisheries and Live Stock Minister S M Rezaul Karim has said the Bangladesh government has strengthened the research of hilsha, the national fish of the country, to increase its production.
“Production of Hislsha is increasing every year and the country earns huge money by exporting the fish after meeting the domestic demand,” he said at a hilsha research ship handover ceremony on Khulna Shipyard Ltd premises as chief guest on Tuesday.
BFRI is researching for sustainable development of country’s hilsha resource, the minister said, adding that country’s hilsha production is increasing every year as after government is taking various steps, enforcing including 22-day Hilsha netting ban.
The Hilsha research ship will play a vital role to enhance Hilsha production, new loitering and breeding area identification, netting and storing, he said.
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