Coast Guard Detains 14 Fishermen With Illegal Trawl Boat in Bhola's Charfashion
The Coast Guard has detained 14 fishermen along with an illegal artisanal trawl boat during a drive in Charfashion upazila of Bhola.
The drive was carried out late on Tuesday night in the Mayanadi area of Ahmedpur union in the upazila. Coast Guard media officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujon confirmed the matter on Wednesday (4 November) night.
The Coast Guard media officer said the Charmanika outpost conducted a special operation near the Maya Bridge area of Ahmedpur in Charfashion, acting on a tip-off.
During the operation, the illegal artisanal fibre trawling boat was seized from the area. A search of the boat recovered four trawl nets, two wings, one derrick, two trawl doors and other trawling equipment.
The detained fishermen are Anwar Hossain (40), Md Islam (40), Mohammad Jamal Uddin (35), Monir Hossain (30), Sabuj (35), Md Rasel (30), Dil Mohammad, Md Yasin, Md Bashir (35), Md Siraj (60), Palash Chandra Samajdar (40), Chitra Ranjan Das (62), Md Helal (17) and Md Rifat (16). All of them come from different villages in Bhola and Patuakhali.
Sabbir Alam Sujon added that the process of taking further legal action over the seized boat, trawl nets, trawling equipment and the detained fishermen is under way.
The Coast Guard will continue such operations in the future to protect fisheries resources, the official also said.
