Fishing boat operators want trawling ban on west coast cut to 30 days
April 28, 2021
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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.
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Allow Kerala fishing boats to venture into deep sea, plead operators
April 07, 2021
Move would benefit fishermen and also deter Chinese trawlers, says Association
Mechanised fishing boat operators in Kerala are insisting that they be allowed to carry out fishing in deep sea waters like their counterparts in other States and countries.
The operators, who are curbed by the State Government not permitting them to venture out into the deep sea, have pleaded their case with the Union Government. While fishing boats in the State are not allowed, trawlers, particularly from China, are allowed to venture into deep sea.
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