Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter on Tuesday said increasing fish production is meaningless without ensuring food safety, cautioning that although expanded agricultural activities have boosted fish supply, they have also given rise to serious food safety challenges.

"If fish produced through aquaculture is not safe, then it cannot truly be called fish-we must keep this in mind. That is why food safety must be prioritised above all," she said while inaugurating the 10th Biennial Fisheries Conference organised by the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF) at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) auditorium in the morning.

Farida said fish is a vital source of nutrition for people, providing ...