64 fishermen arrested for violating Hilsa fishing ban
Bangladesh Coast Guard (South Zone) members arrested 64 fishermen early yesterday and Tuesday for ignoring a government ban on Hilsa fishing during the peak of the spawning season, says a press release.
The ban was enforced from October 6 to 16, aiming to provide an uninterrupted spawning season for the species, said Deputy Director Lt Commander AFM Ahsan Uddin of Bangladesh Coast Guard.
The separate drives were carried out in Sandwip, Kutubdia and Banshkhali on the shores of the Bay of Bengal and Karnaphuli River near Chittagong Sadar Ghat.
Five fishing boats, 6,560 kilogrammes of Hilsa and 14,000 metres of banned current net, amounting to Tk 7,000,000, were seized from their possession.
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