FisheriesNative magur sells at a premium because it reaches the market alive. The Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute's pond method shows how to prepare the pond, how many fingerlings to stock and how to feed them.
FisheriesBFRI's Freshwater Station in Mymensingh developed a method for farming gulsha, a scarce native catfish, in floating river cages, opening rivers to native fish farming.
FisheriesPabda, a prized small catfish now scarce in Bangladesh's open waters, can be raised in ponds; this guide follows the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute's method.
Several familiar native fish species have all but disappeared from Bangladesh's markets in recent decades, with 118 species now endangered.
FisheriesIn August 2021 scientists of the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute at their Jashore freshwater sub-station bred the kakila, or freshwater garfish, artificially after about three years of research, the 31st open-water species the institute had bred, BBC Bangla reported on 31 August 2021.
Illegal nets and fixed traps in the rivers, channels and canals of Khansama upazila in Dinajpur are killing brood fish and pushing native species towards disappearance.
