India, Sept. 4 -- West Bengal has recorded its highest Hilsa haul from Gujarat this year, with imports from Bangladesh uncertain due to strained relations between the two countries.

"Every year, fish traders in Howrah and Kolkata procure around 500-700 metric tonnes (MT) of Hilsa from Gujarat. But this year, more than 4,000 MT of the fish have already arrived from Gujarat," secretary of the Fish Importers' Association in West Bengal SA Maqsood said.

This is the highest procurement of Hilsa from Gujarat in recent years, Maqsood added, "More are likely to be procured in the coming weeks as the festive season is approaching."

"In Gujarat, while a residential population of Hilsa is found in the Ukai reservoir, shoals of the fish migrate fr...