54000 metres of fishing nets seized from Tentulia river

Barisal, Mar 28 (UNB): Fisheries Department officials in a drive seized 54000 metres of fishing nets from the Tentulia river Thursday.
Bimal Chandra Das, district fisheries officer (Hilsa), said they with the help of a Navy team launched drives at Char Gora, Laharhut, Sreepur, Patarhut, Dhulia areas in Tentulia river and seized the nets.
The seized nets worth Tk 0.11 million was burnt in presence of law enforcers and fisheries officials at Hamza Ghat in Barisal on Thursday afternoon.
The drive was conducted after the two-month restrictions started from March 1 to prevent netting of fish fries including Hilsa fries (Jatka).