A total number of 161 fishermen were jailed and fined for defying the government’s ongoing 22-day ban on netting mother Hilsa in a drive from Matlab to Charbhairabi area in Chandpur till now, reports BSS.
Mobile courts led by Executive Magistrates of district and upazila level taskforces and UNO’s of the district from 9-26 October jailed the fishermen and fined a total amount of taka 2.28 lakh, in the continuance with the drive to protect the Mother Hilsa.
According to the district fisheries office, 4 metric tons of Mother Hilsa and 50,625 meters current and regular fishing net worth taka 10crores were recovered from their possession during the drive.
A temporary police outpost was set at Rajrajeshwar of Sadar upazila to prevent Mother Hilsa netting.
Officials say these drives will continue all over the country until the ban period terminates.
The government has imposed a 22-day ban starting from October 9 on catching, selling, storing and transporting Hilsa in a 7,000km breeding ground, to ensure safe spawning of the Mother Hilsa, during its peak breeding period.
