Cox's bazar: Bangladesh Navy seized huge quantities of unauthorized fishing nets, fish, and trawlers worth about TK 19 crore in Cox's Bazar and Kutubdia on Friday. As part of an enhanced operation to protect mother Hilsha, the navy personnel also arrested 235 fishermen for their alleged involvement in fishing during the banned period, said a press release of the ISPR.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, during the operation, they seized 11 fishing trawlers, huge quantities of "Behundi jal," a type of stationary or fixed bag net used to trap fish in estuarine environments, and fishes including Hilsha from their possessions. The estimated cost of the seized fishing instruments is TK 19 crore.
The seized fish, trawlers, and fishing nets were later handed over to Kutubdia Upazila Fisheries Officer. The government has imposed a 22-day ban on all types of fishing vessels from catching, transporting, storing, marketing, buying, selling, or exchanging Hilsa and all other species of fish in Bangladesh's marine fishing zones from 4 October to 25 October.