Preserve indigenous species of fishes
Urges president
President Zillur Rahman yesterday called for boosting fish production in the country alongside preserving indigenous species of fishes by introducing science-based bio-management strategy.
“It's true that indigenous species of fishes are becoming increasingly unavailable in the country,” he said while releasing fish fry at a pond inside Bangabhaban, marking the National Fisheries Week-2012.
The president stressed taking initiatives to properly use opportunities to collect fishes from the country's extended sea areas.
“Our legal right on 111,000 sq km of sea area has been established as the maritime demarcation was recently determined by the international court.”
With this, he said, the door of wide opportunities has been opened to collect fishes from the extended sea areas. “This scope will have to be properly utilised.”
Zillur Rahman urged the countrymen to release all sorts of fish fry in their ponds and in wetlands during the rainy season and take care of such fish fry to help enrich country and also build a happy, prosperous Bangladesh with Bangalee's eternal love for fish and rice.
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