At a Glance Information about fishery resources of Baliakandi upazila at a glance Information about fisheries resources-01 Serial No. Details Information 01. Area of the upazila: 229 sq km. 02. Municipality: No. 03. Number of unions: 07 04. Population: 2,07,07 (approximately) 05. Total fish production: 5121.77 May. Tons 07. Total demand for fish: 4535 May. Tons 07. Fish shortage: No. 07. Number of hat bazaars: 15 09. Number of fish warehouses: 14 10. Number of fish species: 1868 11. Number of fish farmers: 2282 12. Number of private fish hatcheries: 2 13. Number of fish farmers associations: 14 14. Number of Fishermen's Associations: 13 15. Number of pona traders: 110 16. Number of ice mills: 05 16. Ongoing Development Projects: Union Project-2, NATP-2, Fisheries Enhancement Project through Water Resources Reform Fisheries Resources Information-02 Serial No. Description Number (T) Volume (ha) Production (Mt) 16. Individual Owned Dighi / Pond: 3620 670 2733.0 19. Institutional Dighi / Pond 16 2.59 9.60 20. Khas Dighi / Pond 06 5.78 21.00 21. Bill / Rhyme: 28 3800.00 1035.0 22. Rivers: 3 1000.0 181.32 23. Canal: 11 60.0 120.0 24. Water Development Board Swamp: 25. Flood Land: 07 2800.0 830.0 26. Fish farming in paddy fields: 193856 26. Lobster farming: No - - 26. Pen fish farming: No - - 29. Cage fish farming: No - - 30. Baropit (Roads and Town): 255 35.78 70.70 31. Boropit (Railway) 30 4.22 8.35 Information about fisheries resources-03 Serial No. Details Information 32. Official Hatchery: 01 (t) 33. Private Hatchery: 02 (t) 34. Private Nurseries: 10 (t) 35. Fish farmers: 2282 people 36. Fis7hermen: 1868 people 36. Fisheries Sanctuary: No. 36. Social-based organizations: No. 39. Fisheries: 14 40. Molecular production: 600 41. Fry production: 36.7 42. Ice mill: 05 43. Shrimp Nursery: No. 44. Release of Pona (Revenue Development): 1750 kg (2016-2017) 45 Community based fish farming: 4
