Nagayalanka-based exporter displaying Hilsa fish (Tenualosa Ilisha) before readying for export to West Bengal
Huge catch of Tenualosa Ilisha, also known as Hilsa and Pulasa in local parlance in Godavari districts, near the confluence of river Krishna and the Bay of Bengal at Nagayalanka has fisherfolk in great delight.
However, the local exporters were offering tempting prices for those catching the fish, promising them a good income on the day’s catch. The population of the Hilsa near Estuary and confluence point of river Krishna into Bay of Bengal in Nagayalanka mandal was found abundant this year, arguably due to delay in rains and other weather conditions. According to the life cycle of the Tenualosa Ilisha fish belonging to Clupeidae family, the marine fish normally schools in coastal waters and ascends up the rivers for around 50-100 km to spawn during the South West monsoon – June to September – and also in January to March.
“One can manage to catch nearly 50 Hilsa fish a day near the confluence point. We have observed the number of Hilsa fish sighting in the Krishna river water mixed with marine water at Nagayalanka is very much high in comparison with earlier seasons”, an exporter K. Meera Sahed told The Hindu. Having a great demand in West Bengal, particularly in Kolkata city for Hilsa fish, the total catch of Hilsa in river Krishna is being exported to West Bengal.
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