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MAYILADUTHURAI: Declaring that there are no more registered purse seine fishers in the district after the lone three who were permitted to resort to the fishing method are said to be switching back to trawling, the fisheries department has begun to seize the nets used for the activity from harbours. The Supreme Court early last year passed an order allowing …

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Tension in Mayiladuthurai fishing villages over use of purse seine nets

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, …

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

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 …

HC rejects plea to let fishermen use banned nets

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 …