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BEST-AQUACULTURE-PRACTICES (with picture)
Best aquaculture practice can boost fish production, export: Experts
RAJSHAHI, July 23, 2019 (BSS) – Academics and experts at a post-rally
discussion said best aquaculture practice can boost safe fish production and
its export abroad.
They also viewed that adequate measures need to be taken to bring all the
fish growers, traders, feed manufactures, sellers and others concerned under
necessary training to enhance their awareness in this field.
Department of Fisheries in Rajshahi University (RU) organized the
discussion at its lecture gallery in observance of the National Fisheries
Week’ 2019 yesterday afternoon.
RU Vice-chancellor Prof Abdus Sobhan addressed the meeting as the chief
guest while Pro-VCs Prof Ananda Kumar Shaha and Prof Chowdhury Jakaria spoke
as special guests with Chairman of the department Prof Fowzia Edib Flora in
the chair.
Dean of Agriculture Faculty Prof Shaleha Jeshmin, Student Adviser Prof
Laila Arjuman Banu and Proctor Prof Lutfor Rahman also spoke.
Prof Abdus Sobhan said all stakeholders including fish farmers, hatchery
owners, fish sellers, meal manufacturers and sellers, field level fisheries
officers and staff should work together to ensure safe fish production.
He said safe fish production and its marketing have become a big challenge
at present.
To this end, emphasis should be given to safe fish farming besides
enhancing its production through the best use of hygienic fish feed, he said.
Time has come to forge a social resistance against the manufacturing of
adulterated and unhygienic fish meals, its marketing and use of formalin in
fishes, he added.
Prof Shaleha Jeshmin said the traders can keep their fishes live for a good
number of days if they adopt some simple techniques instead of using
formalin.
She suggested providing the farmers with latest scientific technologies and
knowledge for producing quality fish fries and fingerlings.
She called for involving more people in fish farming to meet the people’s
protein demand as fish can fulfill at least 60 percent need of the animal
protein.
Later, the guests released fish fingerlings in a RU research pond.
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