Fishermen thrilled with bumper hilsa catch following 65-day ban

Fishermen in Barguna are delighted after netting an impressive harvest of hilsa following a 65-day ban imposed by the government that ended on Saturday.

Hilsa netted from the Bay of Bengal and different rivers have already flooded the wholesale fish market in the district.

On the first day after the ban was lifted, fishermen from Patharghata coast sailed to rivers and the sea for catching hilsa and brought a huge load of fish to the market, spreading joy among the trawler owners, traders and fishermen.

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During a visit, the UNB correspondent found around 20 to 25 fishing trawlers anchored at Patharghata fish landing centre while workers were unloading fish from the trawlers.

Golam Mostafa Chowdhury, president of the District Fishing Trawler Owners' Association, said at least 25 fishing trawlers returned to the ghat on the first day and the fishermen are getting good prices for their hilsa catch.

Biplab Kumar Sarkar, marketing officer of Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation (BFDC), said that a total of 11,869kg of fish, including 7,780kg of hilsa, were sold at Tk 67.56 lakh at the BFDC fish market on the first day. From this, the government received a revenue of Tk 84,460.