Speakers at a programme in Sylhet on Wednesday stressed the need for taking effective steps to protect the water bodies and fisheries in the county.
They recommended stopping the fishing of immature fishes and egg-bearing fishes alongside leasing the water bodies to the genuine fishermen are essential to increase the fish production up to the required level in the country.
They were addressing the inaugural programme of 'National Fisheries Week-2011' organised by the divisional fisheries department at the district council auditorium in the city in the morning.
Sylhet city mayor Badar Uddin Ahmad Kamran addressed the programme as chief guest, while the district water resources officer Iresh Chandra Bhoumik and district fisheries officer AKM Siddique were special guests.
The speakers said local species of fishes were being extinct day by day in the region in the absence of specific efforts to preserve water bodies and water resources in the division.
Deputy commissioner Khan Mohammad Bilal chaired the programme which was addressed, among others, by Aftab Chowdhury, Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Saeef Uddin Al-Faruk, Akmal Hosen and Azir Uddin.
The fishery department also awarded three best fish farmers in the programme.
Earlier in the morning, a procession was brought out from in front of the deputy commissioner's office and it paraded different city roads to mark the week.
The fisheries department has also taken a weeklong programmes that include training on fish farming, sessions to sensitise people about water resources and biodiversity.
Source : New Age
