Fishing will be prohibited during breeding season to protect native species of small fish. However, the ban will be for a short period of time. The matter was informed by Secretary of Fisheries and Livestock Rawnak Mahmud.
The secretary also said that in this case the best results should be obtained by banning fishing for the least time. A technical committee will be constituted for this purpose. Based on their recommendations, upazila-wise piloting measures will be taken if necessary. There is no alternative to working collectively to conserve native species of small fish.
He said these things while speaking as the chief guest at the workshop on 'Determining breeding period and conservation of small fish species of commercial importance' organized by Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) at Matsya Bhavan in the capital on Wednesday (June 09).
Director General of Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute Dr. Director General of Fisheries Department Kazi Shams Afroz was present as special guest in the workshop chaired by Yahya Mahmud and former Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh Agricultural University Professor Anwarul Islam was present as guest of honour.
Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Shyamal Chandra Karmakar, Joint Secretary Dr. Md. Moshiur Rahman, Deputy Director of Fisheries and Livestock Information Department Shefaul Karim, senior officials and scientists of the Directorate of Fisheries and BFRI, teachers and researchers of various universities and representatives of the fishing community participated in the workshop. In the workshop, the main article was presented by the Director of Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute. AHM Kohinoor.
