Boosting fish output stressed

RAJSHAHI, Aug 4 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion have underscored the need for safe fish farming besides promoting its production through the best use of hygienic fish feed alongside the existing natural resources.
They expressed the views that safe fish production and its marketing has become a big challenge at present and this is the high time for facing the challenge collectively to attract the foreign markets.
In addition to the administrative measures, time has come to forge social resistance against the manufacturing of adulterated and unhygienic fish meals, its marketing and use of formalin in fishes.
The Department of Fisheries organised the discussion at Paba Upazila Parishad Complex in the district to mark the National Fisheries Week-2015 Monday.
Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi Mejbah Uddin Chowdhury addressed the discussion as the chief guest with District Fisheries Officer Golam Rabbani in the chair.
Referring to the immense prospect of the fisheries sector, the speakers said safe fish production could easily be increased to a great extent if the natural resources are utilised properly.
They also called for involving more people in fish farming for the sake of meeting the protein demand as fishes fulfil at least 63 per cent need of the animal protein especially of the poor and marginal communities.