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Hakaluki Haor is an important source of fisheries resources for Bangladesh. Kalibaus.Boal. Rui Ghagot. Pabda and Chapila are the main fish species found here. From the Kushiara there are frequent upstream movement of fish towards the heels and tributaries of Hakaluki. The beels in Hakaluki flaor provide winter shelter' for the mother fisheriesf In early monsoon these mother fisheries produce millions of fries for the entire downstream fishing communities. Floodplains are also an iniportant source of fisheries resources within the area. 
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However. many of the beels have lost their capacity to "provide shelter for mother fisheries because of sand deposits from upstream rivers and Canals. use of complete dewatering technique for fishing and lack of aquatic plants to provide feed and shelter for parent fish. . . The haor is a very important resting place for migratory waterfowls flying in from the north. The most interesting species is the Bareheaded Goose, which is now hardly seen in fresh water wetlands. Many other important species of waterfowls make the Haor their temporary home. 

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Unfortunately, illegal poaching has been a threat to the waterfowl population in this vast wetland. Hakaluki haor is known as a good grazing land in Winter. People from villages around the Haor and also from distant areas send. their herds for grazing. During this time. herders make temporary shelters near the beels and graze their animals for aperiod of 4-5 months. The Haor had very dense swamp forests in the past, but deforestation. and a lack of conservation practices have virtually destroyed this’ unique forest in the last two decades. Two small patches of swamp forests still exist in the area of which one is in Chatla heel and the other near the village of .Kalikrishnapur. With the exception of these two swamp forest patches. the vegetation surrounding Hakaluki Haor is unique. It includes both swamp forestias well as mixed evergreen rain forest. Thatching material is the most useful natural wetland product of the area. The haor system provides a wide range of economic and non~economic benefits to the local people as well as to the people of Bangladesh. These include fish production, rice production, cattle and buffalo 3 rearing, duck rearing, collection of reeds and grasses, and collection of aquatic and other plants. The haor system also protects the lower floodplains from flash floods occurring in the months of April-May. maintains the supply of fish in other lower water bodies and provides habitat for migratory and local 
Waterfowls.The unique haor system contributes to the beauty of the landscape both during the monsoon and

the dry season.

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 In monsoon. its unique scenic beauty makes it a huge natural bowl of water and in the dry season it becomes a vast green grassland with pockets of heels serving as resting places for migratory birds. This unique natural system can be a major attraction for tourists.