Ask any Bengali about their love for Ilish and wham, you have an entire stanza of silvery goodness.

Hilsa is a grossly overrated and overpriced fish. Forget what Bengalis say

Yes, Hilsa tastes good. But have you seen the sheer amount of tiny little bones that this treacherous fish comes with?

Hilsa requires a minimum 20 meters depth of water for migration.

Supply of Ilish or Hilsa, Kolkata’s staple fish, is at an all time low

Catching juvenile fish means wiping out a generation and this has been going on for the last six-seven years.