Barguna fishermen rejoice at abundant hilsa catch

BARGUNA, July 25 (UNB): Fishermen in Barguna are delighted, as they have netted a huge quantity of hilsa following withdrawal of the 65-day ban imposed by the government.
Huge hilsa netted from the Bay of Bengal and different rivers have flooded the wholesale fish market of the district.
On the first day after the ban lifted, the fishermen of Patharghata coast went to the rivers and the sea for netting hilsa and brought those to the market as well.
Joy spread among the trawler owners, traders and fishermen as the fishing trawlers arrived at the Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation (BFDC) ghat with a load of fish.
During a visit this correspondent found around 20 to 25 fishing trawlers anchored at Patharghata fish landing centre and workers were picking up fish from the trawlers.
Golam Mostafa Chowdhury, president of the District Fishing Trawler Owners' Association, said at least 25 fishing trawlers came to the ghat on the first day and the fishermen are getting good prices.
Biplab Kumar Sarkar, marketing officer of BFDC, said that a total of 11,869 kg of fish, including 7,780 kg of hilsa, were sold at Tk 6.76 million at the BFDC fish market on the first day. Out of this, the government received a revenue of Tk 84,460.