Joint drive led by Coast Guard to implement Govt's 58-day ban on marine fisheries; huge marine hilsa fish seized in Bhola
Bhola Correspondent
Bangladesh Coast Guard joint operation will implement government's 58-day ban on marine fisheries on Wednesday; huge quantity of marine hilsa fish seized in Bhola.
Coast Guard Media Officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujan gave this information in a press release on Wednesday night.
The press release said that in order to ensure proper reproduction, production and conservation of marine fisheries, the government has declared a ban on all types of fishing in the maritime waters of Bangladesh for a total of 58 days from April 15, 2026 to June 11, 2026. As part of the implementation of the ban, a special operation was conducted in the area adjacent to Panpatti Bazar under Sadar Police Station, Bhola at 10 pm on Tuesday. During the operation, 10,140 kg of marine hilsa fish worth about 1 crore 1 lakh 40 thousand taka were seized by searching 3 suspicious trucks in the area.
Later, the seized fish was distributed among local orphanages, madrasas, poor and needy people in the presence of Bhola Sadar Upazila Senior Fisheries Officer.
The Coast Guard will continue such operations in the future to protect fisheries resources, the press release added.
