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Catching of undersized hilsa fish unabated

From Our Correspondent
RAJBAR!. June 7: Despite Sovernment ban, the local shermen have been catching the undersized hilsa fish, locally known as Jalkas' indiscriminately.
According to an estimate, the fishermen catch over one and a half tons of undersized hilsa fish worth crores of taka every year.
If these undersized hilsa fishes were not caught, these would become tons of hilsa fishes, fish experts opined.
Some times, the sellers of Ctkas are punished for the un-wful acts but it is a matter of great regret that again and again they are seen with the same Item.
A reliable source disclosed that about 50 crore Jatkas arc being caught every year. A Fishery Department source informed that If Jatkas arc not caught, tons of hilsa fish can be produced every year and ft could minimise the fish crisis a lot.
According to an act of
1950. catching and selling of fish below nine Inches (23 centimeter) are punishable. But the concerned officials arc reportedly inactive for which the catching and selling of Jatka and other fishes arc rampant in different markets.
It Is reported that poor fishermen arc some times harassed but the rich fishermen are not taken to notice.
It is learnt that a group of rich man Instigate and finance • the poor fishermen to catch Jatkas. Every year, between March and May many businessmen with the help of poor fishermen catch jatkas in large quantity and sell those in different markets.
Taking the advantage of poverty of the fishermen, the rich businessmen utilise them to catch Jatkas on the vast areas of Padma and Jamuna. The Jatkas are being caught from DaulatdlaghaL Goalundoghat. C and B ghat and Habashpur ar-
A reliable source disclosed
that the fishing materials including boats, mechanised boats and nets cost at least four to five lakh taka. This big amount can not be managed by the poor fishermen. The rich businessmen Invest money and encourage the poor fishermen to catch Jatkas. They also manage the law enforcing agencies, it is Informed.
The fishermen of Islampur, Manikganj. Madarlpur. Shariatpur, Kundt, Eklashpur and Haimchar are engaged in this illegal fishing.
A source of Fish Research Institute, Farldpur informed this correspondent that from March to May, about 3456 metric tons of jatkas are caught every year.
If this process is allowed to continue, we arc to face acute scarcity of fish and consequently there will be deficiency of protein.
The concerned authorities have been urged to take necessary steps regarding the matter.’