Fishermen renew demand for fisheries university

Fishermen from coastal Karnataka have renewed their demand to set up a fisheries university in the city.The demand has cropped up again after over six months. In their latest appeal, fishermen have s

Fishermen from coastal Karnataka have renewed their demand to set up a fisheries university in the city. The demand has cropped up again after over six months. In their latest appeal, fishermen have sought the intervention of the Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada. Last November 11, Nitin Kumar, chairman, Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation and president of Mangaluru Trawl Boat Fishermen’s Association, and other stakeholders wrote to then Minister for Fisheries, Ports and Inland Transport Kota Srinivas Poojary to prevail upon the government to declare the over-a-half century-old College of Fisheries in the city as the fisheries university. They urged the government to declare the formation of the university on World Fishermen’s Day on November 21 itself. The matter was in dormant stage since then.