It is very unfortunate that we buy white fishes for our consumption from the neighbouring countries which means we pay them for cleansing their tanks and ponds with lime stones and insecticides, employing trained and skilled fishermen and engaging their trawler fleets for fish transportation. On the contrary, many of our large tanks and ponds remain filled with water hyacinths, planktons and rotten algae. These days due to irregular occupation mostly the untrained and unskilled people are available as fishermen for catching fishes across the country. Many of our fishing boats and trawlers are becoming idle due to depletion of the 'fish stock' in the country.

The government should take the necessary steps to utilise our fisheries resources.