Fisheries adviser urges immediate action to protect haor fish breeding

Fisheries adviser urges immediate action to protect haor fish breeding

Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter has criticised the lack of responsibility shown in preserving fish breeding cycles in the haor region, labelling it a shortsighted approach by both consumers and fish harvesters.
"Haor fisheries are a gift of nature, and neglecting their preservation is a significant disservice," she said at a stakeholder consultation workshop on conserving haor fisheries, held at Khans Palace Convention Hall in Sylhet Subidbazar today (23 November).
Farida Akhter highlighted the detrimental impact of human interventions on fish breeding, which include the construction of unplanned barriers and roads that obstruct fish movement and the use of illegal nets that have decimated indigenous fish species.