Mobile courts blaze fishing nets worth over Tk 11.49b for catching hilsa illegally

PIROJPUR, Oct 28 (BSS): The government has recovered fishing nets worth over Taka 11.49 million (1.15 crore) and set fire after recovering it during drives for last two weeks in the district for catching Hilsa illegally violating the government restriction on catching fishes effective from October 14.

"A total of 81 mobile courts conducted 144 drives in different rivers across the district and recovered 5,597 meters monofilament synthetic nylon net, widely known as current jal, worth Taka 1,15,47,500 in the last fifteen days", according to the official source here on Wednesday.

The mobile courts comprising executive magistrates and upazilanirbahi officers (UNOs) have jailed a fisherman for a month and realized Taka 63,000 fines in cash after filing other seven cases.

The courts also have seized a total of 81 kgs mother Hilsa during these drives conducted in Katcha, Baleshwar, Sandtha, Pona and Kaliganga rivers in the district.