Published: 09:13 PM, 15 October 2026
Coast Guard Conducts Awareness Campaigns and Regular Drives to Protect Mother Hilsa in Chandpur
The Bangladesh Coast Guard is conducting regular enforcement drives and public awareness campaigns in Chandpur to protect mother hilsa during the fish’s peak breeding season.
Coast Guard Media Officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujon disclosed the information on Wednesday afternoon, October 14.
The Bangladesh Coast Guard has been carrying out its responsibilities to protect the country’s marine and fisheries resources, alongside ensuring security across its vast maritime areas, coastal regions and riverbanks. Its activities include preventing the catching of juvenile hilsa (jatka), conserving mother hilsa and enforcing fishing bans at sea.
To protect mother hilsa and ensure safe breeding during the peak spawning season, a 22-day nationwide ban on the catching, transportation, storage, marketing, buying and selling of hilsa has been in effect from October 8 to October 29.
To enforce the government-imposed restrictions, the Coast Guard is conducting regular patrols, special operations and strict surveillance within its areas of responsibility.
Under the Mother Hilsa Conservation-2026 initiative, the Coast Guard has intensified intelligence surveillance along rivers and coastal waters and maintained round-the-clock patrols. Awareness campaigns are also being conducted among fishermen through public announcements using loudspeakers, leaflet distribution and discussion meetings, urging them to comply with the law.
In addition, the Coast Guard is conducting coordinated operations with district administrations, the Department of Fisheries, other law enforcement agencies and relevant organisations involved in mother hilsa conservation. Legal action against those violating the restrictions is continuing.
“We believe that today’s conservation will ensure tomorrow’s abundance,” the Coast Guard said, urging everyone to comply with the fishing ban and help protect mother hilsa to sustain the country’s blue economy.
The Coast Guard has also called on the public to report any violations of the government-imposed restrictions or other irregularities related to mother hilsa conservation by calling its emergency service hotline at 16111.
Briefing Officer: Lieutenant Commander Muhtadin Islam (X), BN, Station Commander, Chandpur.
