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		Hilsa shad is a major food fish in Bangladesh and is sacred according to Hindu mythology.
		Hilsa shad, like the American shad (Alosa sapidissima), is anadromous: it feeds and grows mainly in marine waters, migrating to fresh water for the express purpose of spawning.
		The migratory strategy of Hilsa shad is mainly initiated during the breeding season, which is triggered up with flow of fresh water effluent from the inland rivers, and naturally it occurs with the commencement of the south-west monsoon and consequent flooding of all the major rivers draining down to The Upper Bay of Bengal.
	www.sos-arsenic.net /english/environment/hilsa.html (947 words)

	Hilsa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hilsa is mainly available in the Bangladesh rivers Padma, Meghna and Jamuna.
		Hilsa is also found in the deltaic region of Pakistan (in the province of Sindh).
		In Bengali cuisine, Hilsa is regarded as the numero-uno of all fishes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hilsa (470 words)

	Bangladesh Hilsa Chad Fish
		Hilsa shad contributing 30 % of total fish production of Bangladesh, and about 40 % fishermen or 2 % of total population of the country earn their livelihood depending on Hilsa fishery directly or indirectly.
		Jatka the juveniles of Hilsa shad from 4-15 cm are widely available during the period from February to May in the foreshore and riverine water of Padma, Meghna and other deltaic rivers of Bangladesh.
		And during maturation Hilsa shad decreases its food intake and cease feeding for the duration of spawning migration.
	asiarecipe.com /banchad.html (789 words)

	Use of RAPD fingerprinting for delineating populations of hilsa shad Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822)
		Hilsa is an important tropical fish belonging to the family Clupeidae and sustains a highly commercial fishery in the Ganga and the Hooghly estuaries in India.
		In the eastern region hilsa is distributed in the Cauvery, Krishna, Godavari, Mahanadi, Hooghly, and Ganga Rivers (Chonder, 1999).
		The present study shows the existence of genetic variation within and between the hilsa populations of four inland rivers of India, indicating the presence of separate stocks or races of hilsa that may be due to the river ecology, spawning grounds, nursery grounds of the juveniles, seasonal migration, and homing behavior of anadromous clupeids.
	funpecrp.com.br /GMR/year2006/vol4-5/gmr0220_full_text.htm (3054 words)

	Hilsa Roe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Hilsa is a shad-like fish with a delicious taste, popular both in the home and as a dish served to hundreds of guests as a charity feast.
		Hilsa roe as a garnish on the national snack mohinga is the height of elegance.
		Hilsa roe start coming on the market early in November and is best at about the end of the year.
	www.myanmar.gov.mm /Perspective/persp1998/11-98/hil.htm (294 words)

	Hilsa kelee
		Hilsa: Hilsa kelee Whitehead, 1985 Clupea kelee Cuvier, 1829; (valid as) Clupeonia blochii Valenciennes, 1847; (synonym) Alosa brevis Bleeker, 1848; (synonym) Alausa...
		Hilsa kelee, Clupeidae, pelagic, 35 TL, 3.3, native.
		ADW: Hilsa kelee: Classification: Hilsa kelee (kelee shad).
	specieslist.com /fish_species/H/Hilsa_kelee.shtml (1430 words)

	Shabuj Neer - Environmental News from Kolkata, India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Hilsas live in the sea but swim up rivers along the Bay of Bengal delta for breeding in the monsoon.
		Only a few years ago, a hilsa of 1-1.5 kg was a usual catch, but now anything between 800 grams and 900 grams is considered a big hilsa.
		Hilsas are apparently avoiding the coastal areas of West Bengal and rivers in the delta region because of large-scale pollution, pisciculturists studying hilsa behaviour say.
	shabuj.danielbrett.com /2004_09_01_archive.html (1488 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro
		Hilsa and Durga Puja are the only two seasonal icons that can be used well for such promotions, feels Ganguly.
		Hilsa has truly been a part of Bengali cuisine for centuries, but there might be a more basic reason for this year’s added splash.
		The hail hilsa cry is not confined to local boundaries.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040830/asp/calcutta/story_3684514.asp (481 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : Bengal may miss its favourite `Hilsa' this monsoon
		Hilsa imports into India from Bangladesh have literally hit a roadblock as an old Union Agricultural Ministry directive has suddenly been revived to stop the import of the fish totally through land ports.
		As a result, the 38 members of the Hilsa Fresh Fish Importers Association have been unable to bring in a single consignment from Bangladesh through the Petrapole-Benapole border route.
		Members of the association said that the hilsa catch in West Bengal was not enough to meet the country's total demand.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2005/06/08/stories/2005060801401000.htm (486 words)

	The Hindu : Other States / West Bengal News : Bengal frets over great hilsa famine
		Another reason for the impending Bengal hilsa famine is the indiscriminate catching of fishlings at the river-mouths.
		Catching hilsa fishlings in large numbers now would mean that in the next two to three years further shortages of the fish will occur.
		According to one expert, as in the matter of wildlife protection, laws should be enacted to protect fish if shortages of delicacies such as the hilsa are to be avoided in the years ahead.
	www.hindu.com /2004/07/01/stories/2004070102672000.htm (383 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 116 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The extinction of Hilsa and a great many other fishes and aquatic lives would be a fait accompli, if a wrong decision is executed by the Indian leaders.
		Our mouthwatering Hilsa fish (scientific name: Clupeidae Tenualosa Ilisha) is a rare anadromous species in tropical water, and it migrates from the Bay of Bengal upstream about 30-60 miles in Bangladesh for spawning during monsoon and a short period in winter.
		Hilsa shad live most of their lives in the Bay of Bengal.
	www.thedailystar.net /2003/09/19/d30919180283.htm (958 words)

	Precious animal species face extinction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		AFTER the white-finned river dolphin, the Yangtze alligator and the Chinese sturgeon, another precious form of life in the Yangtze River, the hilsa herring (myxocyprinus asiaticus), is facing extinction.
		Ichthyologists say that the hilsa herring is very valuable for ecological studies as a typical anadromous fish which retraces the river from the sea to its birth place in the upper reaches where it spawns in June and July.
		Aquaculture experts say the major reason for the hilsa herring's decline is serious environmental destruction within the region.
	www.whozoo.org /Intro2000/faithbev/101798animal.html (199 words)

	Article by Mohammed Sadeque
		Hilsa, or ilish, as it is known in Bangla, is basically a marine fish living in the shallow northern part of the Bay of Bengal.
		Hilsa is considered one of the best delicacies on Bengali menu, particularly in the rainy season.
		Savouring a combination of hilsa and panta is an integral part of the celebration of Bangla New Year on the first day of Baishakh.
	www.un-bd.org /unwa/HomePage/Publications/womun-vol28/0306/p14-hilsa.htm (470 words)

	Country News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		May 6: At the advent of hilsa season, the catch of hilsa has started in the confluence of the rivers and coastal areas of the sea with smiles in the face of the fishermen and with its price falling.
		The season of hilsa catch has started from the first day of the month of Baishak but the first two weeks had experienced little catch and hundreds of fishing trawlers that went to the sea from different places had to return disappointed without hilsa.
		Experts on hilsa catch are of the opinion that as hilsas are available in the confluence, a huge shawl of hilsa are sure to be available in the sea within a week.
	independent-bangladesh.com /news/may/07/07052005ct.htm (2698 words)

	Lieske
		Lieske's dam is the Ster mare Hilsa II by Djurre.
		Hilsa has a lot of mane, tail, and feathering, which she also passed on to Lieske.
		Hilsa also produced the mare Odina Ster Preferent who is the mother of the approved stallion Bendert 281.
	www.oldcorner.nl /lieske (719 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 988 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Dr Karim said the contribution of hilsa towards creating employment, reducing poverty and socio-economic development of the country is very important.
		About four lakh tons of hilsa are produced worldwide of which Bangladesh's contribution accounts for over 50 percent while that of Myanmar accounts for 25 percent, he observed.
		The adviser said hilsa output in Bangladesh might be affected seriously due to some man-made and natural reasons.
	thedailystar.net /2007/03/11/d703111001102.htm (305 words)

	ZaTaNg.CoM - LoCals - Kolkata - City Speaks - Saraswati Puja (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Besides the usual puja prasad, Hilsa Curry and Kul Chutney is prepared.
		Consumption of Hilsa is discouraged during autumn and winter as the fish have just hatched from the eggs, if hilsa is fished during these seasons there will be a serious deficit of fish through out the year.
		As spring approaches the hilsa fish enters into the adult stage and are now ready to be eaten.
	www.zatang.com /locals/cityk/kspeaks11.htm (560 words)

	.:: THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER - Net Edition ::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		More than 20000 kilograms of Jatka (immature Hilsa fish) were hunted using traps for even smaller fishes from the Bay of Bengal over the last couple of days ignoring the government's ban on hunting young Hilsa fishes.
		Sources said that on an average 800 to 1000 thousand kilograms of young Hilsa are caught every year alone in Chittagong coast while more 40 to 40 thousand kilograms are at different rivers.
		Taking the advantage of market demand for larger Hilsa in the early fall, organized fishermen are taking approximately 1600 to 2200 kilograms of young Hilsa in the markets every day.
	www.bangladeshobserveronline.com /new/2004/06/06/Ctg.htm (1813 words)

	Oh Fish!- News-Sections-TIMES NOW.tv (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		That Bengalis love their fish is no secret - but it is the 'Hilsa', quite fondly called ‘Ilish maach’, that is the queen of hearts – and stomachs – here.
		With Hilsa in short supply, Kolkata's fish marketers seem to running out of their exuberance.
		Hilsa is considered a delicacy and thus, generally priced at a premium compared to other freshwater fish.
	www.timesnow.tv /articleshow/1652552.cms (329 words)

	Early Life History of Fishes Abstracts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Hilsa kelee has the widest distribution of any alosine and is relatively important for fisheries (comparable to E.
		Reeves shad Tenualosa reevesii (also known as eastern hilsa Tenualosa reevesi) is a precious anadromous member of the herring family that ranges from the South China Sea to the East China Sea.
		Also, overharvesting of emigrating juvenile “jatka” (hilsa shad) threatens its recruitment in Bangladesh waters where it is an important food source (Rahman 1996; Haroon 1998).
	www.fisheries.org /html/publications/catbooks/shads.shtml (9885 words)

	Elish : Hilsha Fish : fish elish : Bengal Elish Hilsa
		Hilsa, always a special delicacy in a Bengali household is prepared in many different ways.
		Cook for sometime until it is dry and break the fish head with the stirring spoon.
		Hilsa head and the tail- 500gms., Tamarind- 1/2 cup, Sugar- 100gms.
	www.bangalinet.com /fish_elish.htm (370 words)

	Hilsa Expo Hilsa Expo Trade Shows & Events
		Hilsa Expo is the most important meeting place for the Swiss HVACR and sanitation industry.
		Hilsa confirmed its role as the most important event of the Swiss home technology industry.
		Hilsa, the trade fair for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, cooling and sanitary installations, was rated as a great success by the 484 participating exhibitors.
	www.biztradeshows.com /trade-events/hilsa-expo.html (224 words)

	Boal, Hilsa, Myanmar Fish: Siam Canadian
		The fresh water fishes like Boal, Hilsa and Myanmar Fish are generally found in the Indawgyi Lake in Northern Myanmar.
		Hilsa is caught with a gear called encircling gilnets.
		Frozen shrimp is mostly exported to HongKong and to the United States and dried shrimp to the far east.
	www.siamcanadian.com /myanmar-fish/index.htm (559 words)

	Bengali Food on the Web
		At a recent soccer match between Bangladesh (east Bengal) and India’s West Bengal’s fans—in shows of good-natured jingoism—waved hilsas from their own waters as banners, the Bangladeshis claiming that their fish from the Padma river were the sweetest and the West Bengalis shouting them down with equal – and louder—claims of their own.
		Bengalis, anxious to satisfy deep cravings of their relatives abroad, have been known to rub fresh hilsa pieces in salt and turmeric – the latter being an antiseptic—drown them in mustard oil and then pack them in polythene bags and carry them all the way to New York.
		They not only examine the eyes of the fish for clearness and the inside of the gills for redness, they know that leta fish is good for invalids and must be bought live, as should be koi or climbing perch, as well as the carp-like rui and female crabs, all rich with roe.
	www.angelfire.com /country/bengalifood/food01.html (2249 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| Bengal's favourite fish off the shelf
		Hilsa prices in the Indian state of West Bengal, as a result, are poised to shoot up substantially from the present 100 to 120 rupees ($2.3 to $2.7) a kilogram, putting the fish out of reach of middle class Bengalis.
		Indian authorities are using a five-year-old directive to stop hilsa imports.
		West Bengal also imports hilsa from Burma, but fish-loving Bengalis swear that they are nowhere near as tasty as the ones from Bangladesh.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/4602235.stm (346 words)

	THE SHAD FOUNDATION'S SHAD JOURNAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		HILSA SHAD (Tenualosa ilisha) is hailed as the "king of fish" in Bengali-the official language of Bangladesh.
		As for the hilsa adults, my recommendations are: (d) stop overfishing during peak spawning migration; (e) register non-mechanized fishing boats and regulate fishing gear; (f) estimate monthly landings for each locality; and (g) remove bamboo fences which fishers erect to block the hilsa's river migration.
		He is currently investigating the population genetics of hilsa shad from Bangladesh waters.
	www.cqs.washington.edu /~hinrich/shad/JOURNAL1/web.volume1.doc.html (8669 words)

	Hilsa Investigations in Bangladesh - BOBP/REP/36
		The Hilsa ilisha constitutes the largest single-species fishery of Bangladesh.
		As a first step, current literature on the biology and fishery of Hilsa ilisha in the Upper Bay of Bengal was reviewed and published in October 1985 as BOBP/WP/37.
		The Hilsa investigations covered marine, estuarine and riverine environments; the main areas of investigation were catch statistics, biological studies, racial studies and experimental fishing.
	www.fao.org /DOCREP/007/AD825E/AD825E00.HTM (528 words)

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