Coastal fishing banned indefinitely in Visakhapatnam
3 years ago

Coastal fishing banned indefinitely in Visakhapatnam

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Barring bigger vessels sailing out from the harbour, Visakhapatnam district administration has banned fishing along the coast from Peda Gantyada to Bheemli, a stretch of 55 kilometres, for an indefinite period. We are hence implementing orders of High Court and state government, as well as suggestions of technical committee, which has prohibited use of ring nets within eight kilometres of the shore,” fisheries joint director P. Lakshamana Rao said on Thursday. This follows government orders not to renew or issue fresh licenses for use of ring nets, Lakshamana Rao underlined. Even when we allow it, ring net boats will have to operate beyond eight kilometres, failing which we will invoke AP Marine Fishing Regulation Act and take action against erring fishermen, Lakshamana Rao declared. Peda Jalaripeta village president Teddu Parsanna told this correspondent that they have made ring nets an issue as they had been affecting their livelihood.

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Vizag: Fishermen Protest Illegal Use of Ring Nets
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Vizag: Fishermen Protest Illegal Use of Ring Nets

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Fishing communities in coastal areas are protesting the illegal use of ring nets by some fishermen. Despite an official ban and numerous interventions by authorities, the use of ring nets by some fishermen poses a serious threat to our livelihood and hurts the ecological balance of the region's marine environment, the protesters say. Traditional fishermen went and filed a …

Fishing begins off Vizag coast amid shadow of ill equipped harbour
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Fishing begins off Vizag coast amid shadow of ill equipped harbour

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Visakhapatnam fishing harbour started bustling from Friday midnight onwards with fishermen heading into the sea, after being idle since April 15 due to the annual two-month ban on fishing, so that fish could regenerate during the period. However, their joy is overshadowed by lack of an auction room, where their catch could be sold, and good road facility, so …

Minister Dr Seedari Appalaraju resolves ring net issue
2 years, 5 months ago

Minister Dr Seedari Appalaraju resolves ring net issue

Deccan Chronicle  

Vishakapatnam: The minister for fisheries and animal husbandry Dr Seedari Appalaraju resolved the months’ long ring net issue after meeting the elders of the rival fishing villages in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. The minister suggested the Jalari Endada fishermen having ring nets to fish beyond Rushikonda to Bheemili so that the traditional fishermen of Peda Jalaripeta would not be deprived of …

Ring net rule being violated, alleges Vedika
2 years, 5 months ago

Ring net rule being violated, alleges Vedika

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Ring net rowing resumed in the sea off Visakhapatnam. A group of traditional fishermen under the banner of "Ring Valala Vyatireka Ikyavedika" alleged that some fishermen in and around Vizag had been using ring nets in the restricted area of the Bay of Bengal. Teddu Shankar of the Ikyavedika said that though the ban on using the ring nets …

Fishermen clash over ring nets, 11 injured
3 years ago

Fishermen clash over ring nets, 11 injured

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: A group of fishermen clashed with each other over usage of ring nets, leading to one group burning down six boats of another at various places on a beach in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. Representatives of Vasavanipalem fishermen said that they had received court orders permitting them to use ring nets and demanded the district administration to protect them while …

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