What is the importance of hilsa fish in Bangladesh?
What is the economic importance of Ilish?
Hilsa Shad, (Tenualosa ilisha) is the largest single species fishery of Bangladesh which contributes about 12% of the total fish production and 1.0% of national GDP. Of the current total fish production of 4.27 million tonnes (2017-18), hilsa alone contributes 0.52 million tonnes.