Ilish Ilish Tenualosa ilisha (ilish, hilsa, hilsa herring "ইলিশ" in Bangla and Australia, or hilsa shad) is a species of fish related to the herring, in the Clupeidae family. It is a very popular and sought-after food fish in the southern region of Asia. It is Bangladesh's national fish. The fish contributes about 12% of the total fish production and about 1.15% of GDP in Bangladesh. On 6 August 2017 Directorate of Patent, Design and Trademark (DPDT) under the Ministry of Industries, Bangladesh has declared the recognition of ilish as the product of Bangladesh. Sixty-five percent of total produced ilish in
Philippines at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games Philippines at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games The Philippines competed at the 23rd Southeast Asian Games which it also hosted. This was the third time the country hosted the biennial meet. Athletes from the country earned 113 golds which placed the Philippines in the medal tally as the overall champions, 26 golds ahead of Thailand. This is the most gold medals the country has won in the competition to date. 892 athletes competed for the Philippines at the games and were joined by 308 officials. The chief of mission to the games was Jose Miguel Arroyo. At the opening ceremony,