A sanctuary or death trap?

Although Halda, the lone source of natural carp breeding in South Asia, is deemed as a sanctuary for broodfish, the river is now turning into a death trap for mother fish, thanks to rampant netting of the fish and plying of mechanised boats. At least 35 broodfish were netted to death and another nine killed after being hit by mechanised boats in the river in the last two months -- that too ahead of spawning season, according to Halda River Research Laboratory.