, June 12 -- Fishermen in the coastal areas of Taltali upazila of Barguna are rejoicing as silver hilsa began appearing in their nets following the end of a 58-day fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday night.

Fishermen said they caught between 10 and 20 kgs of hilsa each after casting nets near the shore.

"God has fulfilled our wishes.We hope this blessing continues for the entire season," said fisherman Zakir Sikder.

The government had imposed the ban from April 15 to June 11 to ensure proper breeding, growth, and conservation of marine fish resources and to promote sustainable fishing.

With the restriction lifted at midnight on Wednesday, most of the 8,799 registered fishermen in Taltali returned to sea to resume fishing.

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