Fisheries
Three More Native Fish Return to Bengali Plates
The Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute has developed breeding and farming methods for three more endangered native small fish, bringing the total restored to 31 species.
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FisheriesBFRI brings 40 near-extinct native fish species back to Bangladeshi plates
By July 2025, scientists at the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute had bred 40 near-extinct native fish species artificially, and fry of 12 of them were being produced at scale in hatcheries across the country.
FisheriesCage fish farming: how the Dakatia model raises monosex tilapia in rivers
Commercial cage fish farming began on Chandpur's Dakatia river in 2002 and gave its name to the Dakatia model; here are its cage sizes, site rules, stocking and feed.
FisheriesCage Culture of Native Gulsha Fish: BFRI Develops a River Cage Method
BFRI'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.