Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (MS)
Kasargod, Jan 30: Rs 50 lac is collected in fines by the district fisheries department for illegal fishing in the past six months.
A boat belonging to Karnataka, which was fishing at Manjeshwar sea in the night was confiscated in a joint operation by fisheries department, Kumble, Bekala, Trikaripur and coastal police.
There is no permission for mechanized boats to do fishing within a 12 nautical miles area from sea shore in Kerala. This causes inconvenience to traditional fishermen.
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Hence, the fisheries department of Kerala has taken stringent action in this regard as per the information provided by district fisheries deputy director K A Labeeb.