Chandpur's Boro Station fish landing came back to life after the 22-day ban on fishing to protect breeding hilsa ended. From the morning of Friday, 30 October, trawlers carrying hilsa from the Padma, the Meghna and other southern waters began tying up at the landing.
Abdul Bari Jamadar Manik and Shobe Barat Sarkar, president and general secretary of the Chandpur fish traders' association, said about 1,000 maunds of hilsa had arrived by Friday morning, and expected supply to rise as more boats go out.
Trader Nabir Hossain said one-kilogram hilsa were selling for Tk 2,100 to 2,300 a kg, and smaller fish for Tk 1,500 to 1,700. Prices on the first day were somewhat lower than before the ban.
During the ban the landing and wholesale stalls fell almost silent, and many fishers, boatmen, porters and wholesalers who live on daily earnings went without work.
Boro Station is one of the main points from which hilsa is sent across the country. Traders hope steady fishing will raise supply and bring wholesale and retail prices down.
Reporting: Agricare24 desk.
Photo: DelwarHossain / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Source: Agricare24
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