Lankan Navy seize catch netted by TN fishermen

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsSri Lankan Navy today allegedly forcibly took away the catchnetted by fishermen who put to sea from here, while they were fishing nearKatchatheevu in the Palk Straits, Fisheries Department officials said.Lankan Naval personnel allegedly surrounded ten boats and atgunpoint seized the catch early this morning, officials said.Officials claimed the Lankan Navy was now strictly enforcingthe ban on Tamil Nadu fishermen from fishing near Katchatheevu, theirtraditional area of fishing."For the past one week,ten Sri Lankan navy boats havebeen anchored near the islet and they are using focus lights to warn the Indianfishermen going anywhere near Katchatheevu," said a fisheries departmentofficial.Assistant Director of Fisheries Kathikeyan said Lankanfishermen and navy would not have any objection to the Indian fishermen fishingin the area,provided they used proper fishing nets.But Rameswaram fishermen were using "banned fishingnets" which were causing harm to marine wealth, and as a result there wereclashes between the fishermen and their Lankan counterparts, he said.Asked why the fisheries department was allowing banned netsto be carried into the sea, he told PTI "I don't know what net they areusing in mid-sea,and it is not possible to check every boat."Meanwhile,fishermen today returned with poor quantity offish as they were not allowed near Katchatheevu, officials said.The Lankan navalmen were patrolling in the area throughoutthe night, signalling with "focus lights" not to enter theirarea,they added.Katchatheevu is an islet ceded to Sri Lanka by India underan agreement in 1974.first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST
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