Sonitpur district authority imposes ban on fishing for saving the fish progeny

A Correspondent

Tezpur: The Sonitpur district authority has imposed restrictions on fishing and killing fishes in this breeding season for saving the fish progeny, an official order of the Additional District Magistrate Kishan Kumar Sarmah stated. The ban has been clamped under Section 144 of the CrPC with effect from May 1 to July 15.

The order expressed concern over the unabated catching of fish in the district by nets with small and fine meshes violating the permissible norms. It further said that such unchecked catching of fish in their breeding season would jeopardize the fish progeny. The order prohibits the use of fishing nets such as ‘Beraqjaal’, ‘Mahajaal’ and ‘Fasijaal’ etc.

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