Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter on Wednesday said increasing fisheries production would be meaningless if food safety is not ensured.

"If fish produced through aquaculture is not safe, it cannot truly be considered fish in the real sense, and this must be taken seriously," she said.

The adviser made the remarks as the chief guest at the inaugural session of the 10th Biennial Fisheries Conference held at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) auditorium in the capital. The conference was organised by the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum.

Farida Akhter said fish is not merely a source of food to satisfy hunger, but an important provider of essential nutrition. She noted that fish contains v...