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1. Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib
Science & Technology University
Jamalpur-2012
A Report On
““Haor Area of Mithamoin Upazila, Kishoreganj”
Course Name: Inland Fisheries Management
Course No: FM 3202
Credit: 1.5
Submitted to:
Md. Fakhrul Islam
Assistant Professor
Department of Fisheries
BSFMSTU
Date of Submission : 10-05-2023
Submitted by:
Farhanul Haque
Level-3 Semester -2
ID: 18115108
Reg: 143-18-2020
Session: 2017-18

2. Introduction:
Haors with their unique hydro-ecological characteristics are large bowl shaped floodplain
depressions located in the north-eastern region of bangladesh covering about 1.99 million ha (19,998
sq. Km) of area and accommodating about 19.37 million people. There are 373 haor/wetland located
in the districts of sunamganj, sylhet, habiganj, maulvibazar, netrakona, kishoreganj and
brahmanbaria. These 373 haor cover an area of about 859,000 ha which is around 43% of the total
area of the haor districts. It is a mosaic of wetland habitats including rivers, streams, canals, large
areas of seasonally flooded cultivated plains and beels.
In the monsoon, Kishoreganj turns beautiful owing to its haor area. Kishoreganj district is famous for
its Haor area. The main driving force of its economy comes from this Haor. Not only from an
economic point of view, but this Haor area is also very popular for natural beauty. The haors are
spread over six upazilas of Kishoreganj. Along with Nikli Haor, Astorgam, Etna Haor, another
notable Haor here is Mithmoin Haor. Which is located in Mithamoin Upazila. Itna and Azmiriganj
Upazilas on the north of Mithain, Ashtagram upazilas on the south, Baniachong and Ashtagram on
the east, Karimganj and Nikli Upazilas on the west. As far as the eyes go, only water and water will
be visible in this haor. They are connected to the haors of Netrakona, Habiganj and Sunamganj
districts. During the rainy season, you can easily move from one haor to another by boat, without
interruption.
Objectives of the tour :
1. To gain knowledge about haor area.
2. To know about CBFM.
3. To get information about the livelihood and socio economic condition of the haor area.
4. To know about constrains of the fisheries management of the haor area.
5. To get information about available and endangered species of that area.
Journey Date and Time:
We students of level-3 semester-2 were looking forward to visit Mithamoin haor of Mithamoin
upazila at Kishoreganj district from Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology

3. University, Melandah, Jamalpur. We were eagar to visit the haor and see its biodiversity. We started
our trip by two buses at 4.00 am from our campus. Our respectful course teacher Md. Fakhrul Islam
Chowdhury guides us in this tour. Our beloved teacher Dr. Sadiqur Rahman sir also accompanied us.
We took our breakfast in Karimganj upazila at 8.00 am and we reached Balikhola Ferry Ghat Bazar
at 8.30 am. We visited the bazar elaborately and took a boat from Balikhola to Mithamoin. We
reached Mithamoin at 11.30 am.
Balikhola Bazar:
Our main purpose for the tour was to gain knowledge about the hoar system of Bangladesh and the
species diversity of the hoar. It was a great opportunity to visit the fish market at Balikhola. With a
rich history and a 150-year-old tradition, the Balikhola Fish Market in Kishoreganj is regarded as one
of the largest and oldest freshwater fish markets in Bangladesh. We saw various kinds of fish species
in there. We divided into small groups and talk to the fishermen, vendors, wholesalers. Our
honorable teachers were present in there and supervised our visit. The market is situated right beside
the “Ghorautra River”. All the fishes caught in the river, Nikli haor, Mithamoin haor are brought in
there. Some fish species we saw in there are:
• Rui, Katla, Chital, Rita, Boal, Shrimp, Ayir, Karfu, Baush, Shilon, Punti, Tengra, Shol,
Gojar, Chela, Chapila.

4. After visiting the bazar we get on a boat and started our journey towards Mithamoin upazila.
Discussion:
Upon arriving we were cordially welcomed by the Mithamoin Upazila Senior Fisheries Officer Md.
Abdullah Akanda. We attend a seminer there at Mithamoin Upazila Auditorium held by Md.
Abdullah Akanda.
We met two of the fisherman, they briefly discuss about their livelihood, their work and the problems
related to the hoar system.

5. Brief description about the fisheries management information of Mithamoin upazila is given below:
2023 Mithamain upazila fisheries information:
Upazila Name: Mithamain
Number of Unions: 7
Number of Municipalities: None
Population: 122026 people
Fish demand: 2675 MT
Production: 7849 MT
Hilsa fish production: 6 metric tons
Total Renu requirement in upazila(kg): 30 kg
Total production of molecules in the upazila:
1. Government Hatchery Molecular Production (kg): Nil
2. Molecular weight production (kg) of private hatcheries: Nil
3. Collection of molecules from natural sources (kg): Nil
Total Pona demand in upazila (number): 454000 t
Total Pona Production in Upazila:
1. Government Hatchery Hatchery Production (Number): Nil
2. Private Hatchery Production (Number): Nil
Galda PL Production: No
Number of Government Fish Seed Production Farms/Hatcheries: Nil
Number of private fish seed production farms/hatcheries: Nil
Details of closed reservoirs(number and volume):
A. Total number and size of ponds: 225 t and 46 hectares
*Traditional: No
* Semi-intensive: 225 t and 46 ha
*Intensive: No
B. Oxbow lake (Baor): No
C. Shrimp Farm: No
D. Crab: No
E. Pen Culture: No

6. F. Cage Culture: No
G. Seasonal reservoir: No
H. Haor: 13 and 12992 hectares
Number and size of commercial fish farms(ha.): Nil
Commercial fish farm production: Nil
Description of open water bodies (number and volume):
A. Rivers: 4 and 629 hectares
B. Beel: 44 t and 536.75 hectares
C. Canal: No
D. Flood land: 16 t and 4902 hectares
Details of Khas Jalmahal (Number and Volume):
A. In favor of Upzilla Parishad: 15 and 56.78 hectares
B. In favor of District Council: 27 hectares and 1592.86 hectares
Number of Fishermen: 205
Number of Shrimp Farmers: Nil
Number of fishermen: 12,075 people
Number of Hilsa Fishery: None
Number of Fishermen with Fisherman ID Card: 11887
Fishery Production Data (ha.):
A. Pond:
• Extensive: No
• Semi-intensive: 175 metric tons
• Intensive: No
B. Oxbow Lake (Baor): No
C. Shrimp Farm: No
D. Crab: No
E. Pen Culture: No
F. Cage Culture: No
G. Seasonal water bodies:
J. Hoar: 7674 metric tons
Manpower Data (Revenue Only):

7. Authorized Employees
1st
Class 01 01
2nd
Class 01 00
3rd
Class 02 02
4th
Class 01 01
Number of PRL Visits:
Establishment of Bill Nursery (2022) (as per impact assessment data)
No.
of
ponds
Amount
spent
ponds
(ha.)
Nucleus
stock
(kg)
Spawn
production
(kg)
Spawn
production
(number)
No. of
beneficiaries
(male and
female)
Revenue 8 2,40,000 1000
Ha
28 kg 3000 kg 2,10,000 25,000
Project 1 60,000 54
Ha
4 kg 133 kg 4,00,0000 109
Number of fish sanctuaries: 4
Natural Beauty of Haor:
The seminer ended at 1.30 pm. We were very tired from our journey we took a break and have our
lunch. Then we went to enjoy the natural beauty of the Haor area and also visited the resident of
former president Md. Abdul Hamid. As we visited the Haor area in late winter the water was almost
dried at the time but we enjoyed our time there.

8. Overview:
The Haor of Mithamoin contribute a lot in the sector of fisheries. Despite being one of the country's
main economic development areas, the Haor region is still underdeveloped due to its physical and
hydrological characteristics. Agriculture and fishing are the principal sources of the region's diverse
economic wealth. The Haor regions' gas and mineral deposits, biodiversity and wetland, livestock,
tourism, and other economic activities are all significant to Bangladesh(Khan & Haque, 2010). Loss
of fisheries biodiversity is evident in the Haor area which is directly linked to the loss of habitats and
fishing practices. There are not enough fish pass structures for roads, protecting fisheries resources
from the adverse effects of flood control embankments and road etc(Vatsa & Joseph, 2003).
Reason for the reduction of fish in the Mithamoin Haor area:
1. Indiscriminate fishing
2. Using of insecticides and pesticides
3. Filling up river
4. Disrupting the normal movement of fish by building bridge and submerged road through
river.
5. Enclosed the connection between River, Beel and canals with Haor for siltation.
6. Overfishing
7. The depth of the bend of the river is usually high where the big fishes used to release egg but
now a day they cannot release their egg because of filling of the river and straight the river
bend. So the production of fish decreasing day by day.
8. Operating of the monofilament gill net(current jal) is very harmful for fish production in haor
area.
9. Operating of the seine net (ber jal) is harmful for haor area. All types of fish are caught by
this net.
10. Set bag net is also harmful for haor region because fish can enter easily in the net but cannot
escape.
The governments problem with holding regular mobile court:
1. Peoples insufficiency
2. Vehicle insufficiency
3. Fund insufficiency
4. Police, Uno, fishery officers are not coordinate to manage the mobile court.
Initiatives taken by Fisheries Department to protect fish:
1. The mobile court is usually prosecution against monofilament gill net.
2. Also raids against the set bag net and sein net.
3. The fish barrier has been passed through a mobile court during the lean season, when the
water supply is decreased.
4. During dry season when water reduced in haor pump has been also raided by mobile court.
Recommendation:
1. Can be aware fishermen about sustainable fishing and fishery regulations through
training .
2. If the government stops fishing of all types of fish in baisakh and jaistho month, then
the will have to work alternatively

9. 3. All fishermen should be covered under id card
4. Pen culture can be start in haor.
5. Beel nursery can be constructed in haor for natural breeding of fish.
6. In haor jolmohal are given less than 20 acres to the fishermen which is mostly
influenced by political power so community based fisheries management needs to be
brought back.
7. Can be established sanctuary.
8. Can be aware fishermen about sustainable fishing and fishery regulations through
training .
9. Establish dialogue and collaboration with the water management and land use
authorities to create a better understanding of fisheries requirement and increase the
amount of riverine habitat, water flow and improve water quality.
Conclusion:
We started our return journey at 5.00 pm and had dinner at 10.00 pm in Jamalpur. We reached our
campus at 11.30 pm. It was a very informative study, we had real world contact with the fishermen
of the Haor and acknowledged how important role they play in development of fisheries despite
having minimum advantages. This particular study will help us to become more professional in
fisheries field and erase the problems of Haor fisheries management in future.
Acknowledgement:
I would like to thank the Department of Fisheries, Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science
And Technology University for organizing this useful study tour. I would also like to thank the
professors in this department, especially Md. Fakhrul Islam Chowdhury sir, and Dr. Sadiqur Rahman
sir for their good guidance. Special thanks to MIthamoin upazila Senior Fisheries Officer Md.
Abdullah Akanda. who guided us all through this tour. For the financial management support of this
study tour, we warmly thank the Chairman of the Department of Fisheries, Prof. Dr. Abdul Sattar,
Sir. All in all, thanks to all of our classmates who made this study trip a successful.