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Idling boats leave fishers in deep waters
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With an unprecedented dip in fish availability, vessels have stopped venturing into the sea
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With an unprecedented dip in fish availability, vessels have stopped venturing into the sea
Hit hard by an unprecedented dip in catch, majority of the fishing boats in Kerala are lying idle for the last few days generating anxiety in the sector. While 80% of the trawlers have stopped venturing into the sea, traditional fishers say there has been an alarming decline in the availability of pelagic fish species such as mackerel and sardine.
Though the annual lean season is not over, the fishers say they are facing a fish famine for the first time in several decades. They also feel that this drastic depletion may hint at a change in marine environment and its capacity to replenish fishery stocks.
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They also pointed out that the spiraling increase in diesel prices has put the sector into severe difficulties Kerala’s mechanised fishing boat operators are keeping their fingers crossed over the ensuing 61-day monsoon trawling ban by the State Government along the west coast from June 1. They have sought a reduced period of the ban this year considering the severity of the Covid-19 pandemic situation.
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the All-Kerala Fishing Boat Operators Association pointed out that the fishing sector in the State has faced untold miseries during the two stretches of the fishing ban last year, including that of the Covid related restrictions, leaving the community in abject poverty.