Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea To Stay Ban On Use Of Purse Seine Nets For Fishing In Tamil Nadu
2 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea To Stay Ban On Use Of Purse Seine Nets For Fishing In Tamil Nadu

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The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in the application seeking interim stay on the order dated February 17, 2022 passed by the Tamil Nadu Government on banning the use of purse seine nets for fishing. Emphasizing on the fact that the fishing is only a 3 month season, the counsel for the petitioner in the hearing today submitted that the ban has affected around 15 lakhs fishermen in Tamil Nadu. "Fishing ban period comes to end on June 15 and the ban on using purse-seine fishing must be left for not only 15 lakhs people livelihood but also for the Blue Economy.Every year in Tamil Nadu, the fishing ban is implemented from April 15 to June 15. It may be noted that the High Court in January 2022 had dismissed the plea preferred by Poompuhar Traditional Fishermen challenging Rule 17 of the amended Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation Rules, 1983 which banned owner or master of any fishing vessel to carry on fishing by pair trawling or fishing with purse-seine net.

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Tension in Mayiladuthurai fishing villages over use of purse seine nets
6 months ago

Tension in Mayiladuthurai fishing villages over use of purse seine nets

New Indian Express  

MAYILADUTHURAI: Tension prevails in fishing villages across Mayiladuthurai as communities are once again divided over the use of purse seine nets. Fishers opposed to the use of purse seine nets are demanding a complete ban on the nets, arguing that the pro-purse seine group is unable to adhere to the conditions set by the Supreme Court. In January last year, …

Fishing ban: Fish prices shoot up by 50 per cent in TN's Pamban, Ramanathapuram
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Fishing ban: Fish prices shoot up by 50 per cent in TN's Pamban, Ramanathapuram

New Indian Express  

RAMANATHAPURAM: The supply of fish has dipped by more than half due to the fishing ban in place. The annual 61-day fishing ban started on April 15, following which mechanised boats across the east coast were barred from venturing into the sea. The ban has caused a dip in the arrival of fish in Ramanathapuram, especially Pamban, which is one …

Odisha Imposes 2-Month Fishing Ban Near Coastline To Conserve Fisheries
8 months, 1 week ago

Odisha Imposes 2-Month Fishing Ban Near Coastline To Conserve Fisheries

Deccan Chronicle  

The Odisha government on Monday clamped down a two-month uniform ban on fishing within territorial waters along the state’s entire coastline with immediate effect for conservation and effective management of fisheries resources. The state directorate of fisheries, in a letter to the additional fisheries officer of Ganjam, Kujanga, Balasore, Puri and the district fisheries officer, Balugaon, called for an immediate …

AP enforces fishing ban to protect marine life
8 months, 2 weeks ago

AP enforces fishing ban to protect marine life

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government has announced a two-month ban on marine fishing along the state's entire coastline, effective from April 15 to June 14. This 61-day ban applies to all registered mechanized and motorised fishing vessels with outboard motors and inboard motors operating within Andhra Pradesh's territorial waters. The Fisheries Department, led by commissioner A. Surya Kumari, emphasizes the …

AP imposes ban on marine fishing from April 15 to June 14
1 year, 8 months ago

AP imposes ban on marine fishing from April 15 to June 14

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh government has issued an order imposing a ban on marine fishing in the territorial waters of the state for 61 days from April 15 to June 14. The order was issued under Section 4 of AP Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 1994. “If any fisherman or boat owner flouts the order, he would be penalised by a …

Supreme Court Allows Purse Seine Fishing Beyond TN Territorial Waters With Conditions
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Allows Purse Seine Fishing Beyond TN Territorial Waters With Conditions

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday passed restricted interim orders in a batch of interim applications seeking interim stay on the order dated February 17, 2022 passed by the Tamil Nadu Government on banning the use of purse seine nets for fishing. The Court passed an order allowing the purse-seine fishing beyond the territorial waters of Tamil Nadu but within the …

Purse seine fishing reveals faultlines in fisher community
2 years ago

Purse seine fishing reveals faultlines in fisher community

The Hindu  

An ongoing case in the Supreme Court, to decide whether the ban that several States have imposed on purse seine fishing is justified or not, has revealed the faultlines between small, marginal and large fishers, with the Centre and States also taking different sides on the issue. However, fishermen using traditional methods have placed the blame squarely on the rise …

Restriction On Fishing Under Rule 17(7) Of TN Marine Fishing Regulation Rules Not Illegal Or Discriminatory: Madras High Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Restriction On Fishing Under Rule 17(7) Of TN Marine Fishing Regulation Rules Not Illegal Or Discriminatory: Madras High Court

Live Law  

A plea filed by Poompuhar Traditional Fishermen challenging Rule 17 of the amended Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation Rules, 1983, was dismissed by Madras High Court. The said G.O issued by the Animal Husbandry and Fishing Department, in accordance with Section 9 of the Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 1983, prohibited fishing, by pair trawling and using of Purse-Seine …

HC rejects plea to let fishermen use banned nets
3 years, 8 months ago

HC rejects plea to let fishermen use banned nets

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation petition, which sought to exempt a section of fishermen from using the banned purse seine nets. Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy rejected the PIL petition filed by Fishermen Care, a private organisation, after observing that the State government, in its counter affidavit, had categorically stated that …

"Approach HC And Make Representation To Govt": SC Declines To Entertain PIL Seeking Enactment Of Uniform Act To Regulate Marine Fishing
3 years, 9 months ago

"Approach HC And Make Representation To Govt": SC Declines To Entertain PIL Seeking Enactment Of Uniform Act To Regulate Marine Fishing

Live Law  

Supreme Court has on Monday allowed withdrawal of PIL filed seeking directions for enactment of an uniform act to regulate the marine fishing for protection of rights and interest of traditional fishermen. The notification issued by the Tamil Nadu Government issued the notification 17th Feb 2020 to prohibit the traditional fishermen to carry the purse seine net in their country …

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