Abstract
Present status of fish species in the largest beel (wetland) of
Bangladesh, the Chalan Beel, was studied for a period between August
2006 and September 2007. Field survey was carried out in over 15 spots
under 9 Upazilas (sub-districts) of 5 districts of Bangladesh. A total
of 81 fish species including 72 indigenous and 9 exotic species were
recorded under 12 fish orders, 27 families and 59 genera. Availability
of maximum 46% fish species were ranked as low followed by common
(23%), abundant (17%), rare (9%) and very rare (5%). 12 types of
fishing nets, 5 types of traps, 6 types of hooks and lines, 4 types of
wounding gears and 2 FADs were recorded from the Beel used for
harvesting fishes. Illegal and over fishing using illegal fishes gears
were found as the major problems in the study areas.
Citation: Galib SM, Samad MA, Mohsin ABM, Flowra FA and Alam
MT (2009) Present Status of Fishes in the Chalan Beel- the Largest
Beel (Wetland) of Bangladesh. International Journal of Animal and Fisheries Science 2(3): 214-218.
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