Fishermen ride boats with black flags in protest
The Hindu
They demand enforcement of the ban on purse seine nets
A section of fishermen rode about 200 boats with black flags on the Bay of Bengal near the shoreline across the Chief Secretariat on Friday to demand enforcement of the ban on purse seine nets. According to the protesters, which include owners of Fibre Reinforced Plastic vessels, some fishermen continued to use the banned purse seine nets for fishing and hence posed a threat to the fish and other marine resources. The purse seine net is banned by several governments as it had a ruinous impact on marine life.More Related News

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