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Gujarat’s surprise hilsa boom feeds Bengal’s most prized appetite

A sudden surge of hilsa in Gujarat’s Narmada has reshaped supply chains to Bengal, sidelining traditional sources in ...
Hindustan Times

Endangered fishing cat triggers panic in Bengal’s suburban town

Fishing cats are listed as vulnerable species in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List. The Dankuni wetlands, located less than 10 km away from the spot where the cat ...
The Hindu

ICG seizes three Bangladeshi boats, 79 fishermen for illegal fishing in Bay of Bengal

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has apprehended three Bangladeshi fishing boats (BFBs) along with 79 crew members for illegal fishing inside India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Northern Bay of ...
Hindustan Times

BSF seizes more than 100kg of Hilsa fish from Indo-Bangla border in south Bengal

“This is the single-largest consignment of Hilsa seized in the last few years and the first this year. The truck driver, the vehicle, and along with the consignment, were handed over to West Bengal ...
Indiatimes

4 years after B’desh ban, Bengal prohibits Chinese fishing net that’s been destroying state’s wetland fauna

Kolkata: A China-made fishing net, which has been prohibited in Bangladesh for at least four years now, but still employed extensively across Bengal, has recently been banned by the state.TOI had last ...