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| Mola Fish Cultivation |
Fish production could be made almost double in pond
aquaculture introducing mola fish with other carp fishes, shows a
research of WorldFish Centre in Dhaka, reports UNB. “Before our intervention, three tonnes of fishes were produced in a
one- hectare pond, now fish production has increased to over 5.5 tonnes,
of which one tonne is mola fish,” Dr Benoy Kumar Barman, senior
scientist of WorldFish Bangladesh and South Asia, told UNB.
Revealing
their research findings, he said fish production of carp fishes have
increased after introduction of mola in pond culture. About the economic value of mola fish, the WorldFish scientist said:
“The price of mola is higher than other carp fishes. One tonne of mola
is equivalent to two tonnes of other fishes in terms of money.”
In 2010, WorldFish Bangladesh with support from the International
Fund for Agricultural Development launched a project on innovative fish
production technologies in ponds and wetlands with small fish species.
The aim of the project was to increase household income in poor, rural
households in the country, and improve nutrition, especially in women
and children, through increased intake of nutrient-rich small fish.
