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Rise in fuel prices also taking a toll on hilsa
Sun, Jul 18 2021 10:16:34 AM
By Saibal Gupta
Kolkata, Jul 18 (IANS): The spiralling prices of petrol and diesel in the last one year is not only taking the famous hilsa fish out of the reach of the middle-class Bengalis, but it is also having a far-reaching effect on the population of this silver queen of the river . The steep hike in the fuel cost is inhibiting fishermen from going into the deep sea and they are forced to catch the smaller juvenile hilsa that stay in the shallow water near the coastline, endangering the species altogether.
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KOLKATA: The ceaseless spike in fuel prices isn’t just burning holes in pockets – it has also stalled the engine of hilsa growth in the Bay of Bengal. As fishermen skimp on fuel and cast fine nets in shallow waters along the coastline instead of venturing deep into the sea, more juvenile hilsa are getting caught than the full-grown ones that are prized for their taste.
While hilsa fish live in saline waters, they migrate to rivers to lay eggs before returning to the sea. Shoals of young hilsa making their way back to the sea are now getting caught in the fine nets laid close to the shoreline. Catching hilsa under 500gm was banned in India, Bangladesh and Myanmar nearly three decades ago to protect the fast depleting fish population. Bangladesh has been successful in enforcing the ban and reviving the hilsa population in its waters, but India and Myanmar have had moderate success.
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