Fishers flag concerns over move, term it disastrous
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Entry of foreign firms for deep-sea fishing termed
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Entry of foreign firms for deep-sea fishing termed
Representatives of the All Kerala Fishing Boat Operators Association, who had approached both the State and the Centre for support to conduct deep-sea fishing, say the entry of foreign firms in the sector will be disastrous.
“We already have more than enough trawlers and they are talking about launching a fleet of 400 extra vessels. The mechanised sector has been struggling due to the depletion in marine stock and the project is not at all viable. Last year, shipyard had built 40 vessels for the fishers from Thrissur with a Central subsidy of ₹1 crore. At present the vessels are operating at a loss,” says Joseph Xavier Kalappurakkal, general secretary.
Fishers slam MoU for trawlers
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Fisheries Department denies knowledge of pact between KSINC and US firm
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Fisheries Department denies knowledge of pact between KSINC and US firm
Fishers’ unions have slammed reports that the Kerala State Inland Navigation Corporation (KSINC) is building 400 trawlers for a US-based company, even as the Fisheries Department categorically denied any knowledge of an MoU between the two entities for the trawler project.
Both Matsya Thozhilali Aikya Vedhi and Swathanthra Matsya Thozhilali Federation, representing traditional fishers, said the widely reported development was an indication of the invasion of the fishing sector by big capital. “It is totally against the policies of the State government and will seriously impact the current equilibrium in the sector,” said Charles George of Aikya Vedhi.