SAGAING Region  Fisheries  Department  has  conducted  field  patrolling  in  Chindwin  River  and  Ayeyawady  River  with  DOF  SGG  (001),  it  is  learnt.

The department has con-structed  the  DOF  SGG  (001)  and  SGG  (002)  vessels  using  capital  expenditure  fund  of  2020-2021  financial  year  from  the  Sagaing  Region  Administration  Council  to  conserve  the  Irrawaddy  dolphins  and  fishery resources in Chindwin river and Ayeyawady river.

The department has con-ducted field patrolling with an aim to avoid wastage of fishery resources,  to  be  able  to  carry  out  fisheries  stuffs  in  accordance with the Freshwater Fisheries Law and to perform more conservation of Irrawaddy dolphins.

Under  the  supervision  of  the Sagaing Region Fisheries Department,  DOF  SGG  (001)  vessel led by U Aung Than Oo, the  deputy  director  of  Shwebo  District  Fisheries  Department  and  his  team  departed  along the Chindwin river from Shwebo  town  on  15  May.  The  team  reached  the  confluence  of the Chindwin River and Ayeyawady River and then, they carried out the conservation of the fishery resources.

On  16  May,  the  team  led  by U Aung Than Oo, the head of  Shwebo  District  Fisheries  Department  conducted  field  conservation  activities  in  the  Ayeyawady  river  from  Myaytaw  to  Mandalay  in  cooperation with the team led by U Al Too Rain, the head of Sagaing District Fisheries Department.

Then, on 17 May, the combined team recorded and conducted fieldwork for fishery resources and Irrawaddy dolphin conservation in Irrawaddy dolphin conservation area-1 from Mandalay  to  Kyaukmyaung  town.

Soe  Thiha  (Shwebo)

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