At least 28 species of indigenous fish have gone extinct and five out of 650 bird species in the country have disappeared in the recent past due to environment pollution and human encroachment. The department of fisheries also identified 28 extinct species of indigenous fish. Of the remaining 260 fish varieties, 10 per cent are ... Read more
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No fish export to Dhaka
Threatens West Bengal business body Paschimbanga Fish Importers Association has threatened to halt exports of all kinds of fish if Bangladesh’s ban on hilsa export to West Bengal is not withdrawn immediately. Atul Das, the association president, said the recent ban on hilsa export from Bangladesh has cast a negative impact on Paschimbanga (West Bengal) ... Read more
‘Shocking’ state of oceans threatens mass extinction
Overfishing and pollution putting fish, sharks and whales in extreme danger – with extinction ‘inevitable’, study finds. Fish, sharks, whales and other marine species are in imminent danger of an “unprecedented” and catastrophic extinction event at the hands of humankind, and are disappearing at a far faster rate than anyone had predicted, a study of ... Read more
20-sq km sanctuary in Padma river
hilsha breeding A 20-square kilometre area down stream of the river Padma in Shariatpur district will be declared as a sanctuary for hilsha breeding. Fisheries and livestock minister Abdul Latif Biswas announced this in Dhaka on Sunday. The nation will observe Jhatka Week between April 4 and April 10. The fisheries minister will inaugurate the ... Read more