Database - United Nations in Bangladesh

78 People's Report 2002-2003 : Bangladesh Environment
Table 3.1.2.3 Annual Total Catch (MT) of Hilsa and Other Groups of Fish and Prawn from the Major Rivers of
Bangladesh, 1983-1993
River Fisheries
Years
83-84 84-85 85-86 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92
Hilsa
Lower Meghna 52836 33162 63169 56745 43270 50010 74195 42892 45546
Upper Meghna 2466 1971 3778 5611 5882 5357 2348 981 806
Lower Padma 3370 4387 1294 2313 1871 773 278 332 450
Upper Padma 823 866 521 330 336 195 288 233 200
Jamuna 472 493 459 920 560 493 211 232 212
Brahmaputra 61 77 82 59 45 14 5 2 2
Major Carps
Lower Meghna 437 359 40 52 0 0 0 0 0
Upper Meghna 538 304 452 35 86 566 201 661 386
Lower Padma 14 15 25 9 0 0 15 56 40
Upper Padma 157 166 67 66 20 6 15 21 23
Jamuna 711 269 132 46 96 129 59 95 50
Brahmaputra 207 79 41 67 88 61 67 42 37
Other Carps
Lower Meghna 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 198 98
Upper Meghna 167 147 44 13 0 64 205 174 109
Lower Padma 3 3 2 0 0 0 14 21 3
Upper Padma 0 0 43 31 15 2 9 3 2
Jamuna 0 213 366 179 225 345 117 127 49
Brahmaputra 6 2 34 11 5 8 1 0 1
Cat fish
Lower Meghna 1283 2376 649 187 191 54 6 424 201
Upper Meghna 256 227 464 52 249 316 272 511 490
Lower Padma 267 364 174 57 55 65 36 94 29
Upper Padma 602 677 94 356 67 17 14 32 29
Jamuna 678 485 913 424 482 474 294 222 151
Brahmaputra 334 413 183 149 160 102 77 117 130
Shrimp
Lower Meghna 1199 516 3 14 5 234 1 24 81
Upper Meghna 1240 1511 81 20 38 168 51 157 99
Lower Padma 213 214 3 0 166 5 0 0 0
Upper Padma 0 0 7 67 7 15 2 8 7
Jamuna 17 0 7 1 0 0 0 4 2
Brahmaputra 0 34 83 11 21 3 7 0 0
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