ilisha (ilish), ilisha, hilsa, hilsa herring ("ইলিশ" in Bengali) or hilsa shad) is a species of fish related to the herring, in the Clupeidae family. It is a very popular and sought-after food fish in the Subcontinent . It is national fish of Bangladesh. The fish contributes about 12% of the total fish production and about 1.15% of GDP of this country. Sixty-five percent of total produced ilish in the world is produced in Bangladesh which applied for Geographical Indication (GI) in 2004, About 450,000 people are directly involved in the catching of the fish as a large part of their livelihood; around four to five million people are indirectly involved with the trade.
In Bangladesh, fish are caught in the Meghna-Jamuna river which flows into the Bay of Bengal. In every year Bay of Bengal region of Bangladesh , the fisherman caught huge number of Hilsa fish.
See Plethora of Hilsha fish click the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ-4dpgdVDc&t=122s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ-4dpgdVDc&t=122s
