Dhaka:
The harvesting, transportation, storage, marketing or sale of hilsa is being banned across the country from midnight (12am) on Saturday (September 30). The ban will remain in place until October 22.
Anyone who violates this ban will be punished with a minimum of one year to a maximum of two years of rigorous imprisonment or a fine of up to Tk 5,000, or both. A notification in this regard was issued by the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock on September 19.
It states that according to the Protection and Conservation Fish Act, 1950, the harvesting, transportation, storage, marketing or sale of hilsa has been banned across the country for a total of 22 days (16 Ashwin to 7 Kartik), the main breeding season of hilsa, from October 1 to 22 this year.
The ban period was increased by seven days last year to 22 days. Earlier, it was 15 days. Before 2015, the ban period for catching hilsa was 11 days. It is learnt that anyone who disobeys this order will face a minimum of one year to a maximum of two years of rigorous imprisonment or a fine of up to Tk 5,000, or both.
An official said that this year, the main breeding season will be on the first full moon day of the Ashwin month, and 22 days including the 4 days before and 17 days after it, during the lunar month of Ashwin, which is the month of the moon. This time, the first full moon is on October 5.
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