Kozhikode fishers seek better financial support during trawling ban period Updated: Updated: ‘Package should consider COVID-19 challenges, steep fall in fishermen’s income’ Share Article ‘Package should consider COVID-19 challenges, steep fall in fishermen’s income’ With just a few days left for the annual trawling ban to begin, fishermen’s organisations in Kozhikode district are eagerly waiting for a better relief package from the State government amid the pandemic crisis. They are demanding a direct financial assistance scheme either in the form of one-time allowance or short-term credit by reworking the existing relief system that focuses only on the distribution of rice.