Hilsa, nets seized in Ctg
Bangladesh Coast Guard personnel in separate drives seized Hilsa fish and current nets worth about Tk 5.5 lakh and Tk 7.7 lakh in Chittagong and Cox's Bazar Thursday night.
On information, mobile teams from Chittagong base and Sangu outpost conducted the drives in the outer anchorage area of Kutubdia island, Chittagong, and Anwara in Cox's Bazar, Coast Guard sources said.
Meanwhile, in another drive, Coast Guard members from Cox's Bazar contingent seized 10,000 metres of current net (which is banned) from Kalatali and Himchhari area in Cox's Bazar while fishermen were using them.
A total of eight patrol teams of Coast Guard (east zone) from Chittagong base, Mirsarai, Cox's Bazar, Sandwip, Sangu and Patenga have started their drives in the Bay against Hilsa fishing, said the sources.
The government banned Hilsa fishing from October 6 for 11 days to ensure Hilsa get a chance to breed and to protect future Hilsa resources.
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