<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The government will launch a special combing operation&nbsp; in 17 districts of the country from January 4&nbsp; to remove illegal nets which cause harm to fishery resources.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The drive will be conducted against all illegal nets including ‘Behundi nets’ (conical-shaped net) to protect fries of all marine fish including Hilsha,&nbsp; said the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock on Thursday.</div><div><br></div><div>. The 17 districts where the drives will be conducted are Pirojpur, Jhalakathi, Patuakhali, Barguna, Bhola, Barishal, Noakhali, Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira, Cox’s Bazar, Chattogram, Munshiganj, Laxmipur, Shariatpur, Madaripur, and Chandpur.</div><div><br></div><div>Seventeen monitoring teams comprising of officers and field officers of the Fisheries Department will work to conduct the operations in these districts.</div><div><br></div><div>Also a control room will be opened to collect regular data about these drives.</div><div><br></div><div>The ministry has urged people involved in fishing to avoid use of harmful, illegal nets like current net and behundi net. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>