Fisheries
How to Farm Shol Fish
Shol, a high-priced predatory fish, is cheap to farm; fry must be collected from the wild and the fish is best raised alongside other species.
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FisheriesZebrafish Heart Regeneration: Pune Study Shows How the ccn2a Gene Helps
The tiny zebrafish of Bengal's paddy fields regrows damaged heart muscle. A study led from Pune's Agharkar Research Institute, published in January 2021, showed the part the ccn2a gene plays; it is fish research, not a human treatment.
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How to Look After Your Fish Farm in Winter
Winter brings falling appetite, low oxygen and disease to fish farms, and farmers need to manage sunlight, oxygen, pH and water quality to keep fish healthy.
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Three Friends Farm Shing Fish With Modern Methods in Sharsha
Three friends in Jashore's Sharsha upazila are farming native shing fish with modern methods and their own feed, and others in the area have followed them.
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A Mrigal Can Lay One Lakh Eggs
The mrigal, a native bottom-dwelling carp, can yield one lakh eggs from a mature one-kilogram fish, a senior fisheries officer says.
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Deadline for Hilsa Exports to India Extended
The commerce ministry has given approved exporters until 5 November to ship hilsa to India after the breeding ban stopped exports.
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Hilsa Supply Falls at Barishal Markets
Hilsa arrivals at Barishal's Port Road landing centre dropped sharply a day after the post-ban glut, pushing up prices.
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Pangas Instead of Hilsa in the Rivers
Fishermen setting nets for hilsa after the 22-day ban are catching more pangas, and Barishal's wholesale fish market is now full of them.
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Coastal Fishermen Set Out for Hilsa at Midnight
Fishermen in Mongla and along the Sundarbans coast returned to hilsa fishing after the 22-day ban, fearing losses to intruding Indian trawlers.
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Fishers Return to the Water at Midnight as 22-Day Hilsa Ban Ends
Fishers in Chandpur are returning to the Padma and Meghna for hilsa and other fish after a 22-day ban to protect brood hilsa.
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31kg Baghair Fish at Singra Market
Two live baghair catfish from the Jamuna, weighing 31kg and 11kg, drew crowds at Singra market in Natore and sold for Tk 1,000 and Tk 800 a kg.
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A Pair of Baghair Catfish Weighing 31 kg
Two baghair catfish weighing 31 kg together, caught in the Jamuna river, drew crowds when they went on sale in Singra, Natore.
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Hilsa Fishing Resumes Tomorrow After 22 Days
Hilsa fishing resumes after midnight on Monday as the 22-day mother hilsa protection drive ends and a festive mood returns to riverside fishing villages.