The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday cleared four projects, including a Tk 202-crore one to conserve and develop local species of fish and snail in the country.
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Govt support fish for meat, egg, milk production to continue
Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim assured that the government will provide all kinds of support to continue the production of fish, meat, milk and eggs during the coronavirus pandemic.
A model ecosystem story: Anglers can predict fish stock
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Have I got a fish story for you. Any angler beginning a yarn like that usually ends up spinning a tall tale, an exaggeration or bald-faced lie. Michigan State University researchers, however, have demonstrated that anglers…
Fish consumption up, price down in BD for ‘blue revolution’
Dhaka, Oct 27 – Bangladesh’s recent aquaculture growth has defied predictions so much that it deserves to be called a “Blue Revolution.” Even though aquaculture has enabled over 2 million Bangladeshis to escape poverty from 2000-2010, the country’s fisheries policy…
Taking cue from YouTube, BD youth farms fish in yard pools
Comilla, June 26 – Iqbal Hossain, a youth of Shubhanagar village in Sadar Upazila, has started farming fish in backyard pools. He taught himself the technique by watching a tutorial on youtube, the video blogging site. “I started farming fish…
Fish skin, new source for leather industries
Steinunn Gunnsteinsdóttir admits that it took her family more than a few attempts to be able to make leather from fish skins. “The first 200 times we just made smelly fish soups,” she says. Ms Gunnsteinsdóttir is the sales manager…
What fish can do for the WTO
Fish will soon be off the menu, unless global leaders strike a deal ending multi-billion dollar harmful fisheries subsidies blamed for threatening world fish stocks and widening the inequitable use of marine resources.
Eating fish reduces symptoms of childhood asthma: study
Eating fish such as salmon, trout and sardines can significantly reduce asthma symptoms in children, an international study led by researchers at Australia’s La Trobe University showed.