Eight dead sharks recovered from trawlers in Dublarchar
Coastguards and officials of East Wing of Sundarban Forest Division recovered eight dead sharks of rare species Monday evening from four mechanised trawlers at Dublarchar in the Sundarbans.
Each of the sharks is about eight feet long and weighs over forty kilograms, said officer-in-charge of Dublarchar forest station Tajul Islam who also joined the operation led by Md Monirul Islam of Mongla Coastguard.
Tajul Islam said catching shark is banned under the Forest Act. The sharks were netted from the Bay of Bengal by fishermen and concealed inside decks of trawlers.
“Obviously, there was evil motive behind this”, he said.
The trawlers were seized and four fishermen were arrested. They were handed over to Dhangmari forest station under Sharankhola range of Sundarban Forest Division yesterday along with the trawlers, said DFO Shahidul Islam.
The seized sharks were lying on Mongla fuel jetty when the report was filed yesterday afternoon.
Legal action will be taken against fishermen under the Forest Act for catching sharks, the DFO said.
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