Hilsa seized in Noakhali, Pirojpur
Law enforcers and coast guard members seized a huge quantity of hilsa fish from trawlers in Noakhali and Pirojpur districts yesterday and the day before.
Mobile courts in Noakhali yesterday seized 167 kg hilsa fish and 60,000 metres of current net in two separate drives in Hatia and Begumganj, reports our correspondent.
Local UNO and coast guard members searched two fishing trawlers in the Meghna River and the hilsa and the nets worth Tk 3 lakh early in the morning.
In Pirojpur, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seized 1500 kg hilsa fish from a trawler at Parerhat in Sadar upazila on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of the elite force, led by DAD Sajjad Hossain, raided fishing trawler FB Jasim and seized the hilsa fish, reports UNB.
The government clamped a ban on hilsa catching at four points of seven districts of the country for 11 days from October 6, the peak breeding season, to increase production of the delicious fish.
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