Coral fish, which is known as sea bass in Asia, is also called barramundi in Australia and Bhetki fish in Bangladesh.

This tasty fish is normally discovered within the coastal areas of the nation.

However these days the saltwater fish is being cultivated in freshwater as nicely.

About 40 years in the past, sea bass farming in cages started within the coastal areas in addition to completely different freshwater ponds, rivers and estuaries in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Australia and Taiwan.

Lately, Bangladesh Fisheries Analysis Institute (BFRI) additionally My Information Bangladeshted an experimental challenge on coral fish farming in cages within the Andharmanik river in Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila.

Throughout a latest go to to the challenge website, I noticed six huge cages within the river at Khepupara.

Senior Scientific Officer Abhijit Basu stated coral fish are being farmed in several densities in every cage. The density, at which the fish will develop completely, will likely be thought-about very best.

April to August is the principle breeding interval for sea bass.

Sea bass could be very nutritious and comprises high-quality omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, which enhance our physique’s immune system, cut back the danger of coronary heart illness and assist management blood strain.

They’re wealthy in nutritional vitamins A, B, D and calcium, zinc, iron, potassium, magnesium and selenium.

BFRI has already made it attainable to supply coral fish fingerlings by way of synthetic breeding.

Corals have excessive reproductive capability and might produce as much as 70 lakh (7 million) eggs per yr.

BFRI’s Director Normal Yahia Mahmud stated caged coral fish farming in coastal rivers may be expanded as a part of the blue economic system.

Coral fish has a terrific demand each at residence and overseas attributable to its style and fewer bones.

Even three years again, coral fish barbecue was accessible at many meals outlets on the 300-feet space of Dhaka.

Increasing the coral fish farms can present a sustainable blue economic system and extra employment alternatives in future. I imagine sea bass farming will quickly develop into common throughout the nation.