Aquaculture is growing all the time; it contributes a very important part in the world’s food supplies. However, sustainable production…
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A fish is a water-dwelling animal with a backbone, gills for breathing, and no limbs with fingers or toes. This category includes living creatures like hagfish, lampreys, cartilaginous, bony fish, and some extinct relatives. The majority of it, about 95%, belong to the ray-finned group, specifically the Actinopterygii class. Among these, nearly 99% are teleosts.
It’s plentiful in most bodies of water, adapting to various aquatic environments, from high mountain streams to the deepest ocean depths like the abyssal and hadal zones, where creatures like cusk-eels and snailfish thrive. Interestingly, no fish species have been confirmed to exist in the deepest 25% of the ocean. It exhibit remarkable species diversity, boasting 34,300 known species, surpassing all other vertebrate groups in this regard.
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A massive fish die-off in the Meghna River, spanning approximately 12-13 kilometers in the Motlob Uttar area of Chandpur, has…
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Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter has called for reducing the influence of middlemen in the fisheries and livestock sectors…
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In Bangladesh, fish and shrimp are not just food items; they are woven into the country’s culture and economy. However,…
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Despite a government ban on hilsa exports to India this year, the price of the fish continues to rise in…
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Chittaranjan Park (CR Park), a prominent Bengali hub in New Delhi, is facing a severe fish supply crisis due to…
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In Khulna, breaches in key embankments have led to severe flooding, inundating villages, fish enclosures, and crop fields. The Panikhali…
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Since seafood contains relatively little connective tissue, it is very delicate, easily digested, and suitable for consumption by people of…
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Fish farming, sometimes referred to as aquaculture, is a growing popular technique for producing food that involves raising freshwater and…
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