Different species of indigenous fishes is under threat of extinction in Patuakhali due to continued drying up of rivers and lack of adequate water in water bodies like haors and beels.
Once famous for fish resources, the coastal district produced a huge quantity of sweet-water fishes in the rivers and water bodies but now the scenario has changed, local sources said.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/indigenous-fishes-face-extinction
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-age-bangladesh
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisheries
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangladesh
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extinct-species
