THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2024
Team Herald
VASCO: Goenchea Raponkarancho Ekvott (GRE) along with other fishermen groups are upset over the State government's inaction over the bull trawling done by the Malpe trawlers in the Goan territorial waters.
The fishing groups warned the government to act quickly on this issue failing to which they will be forced to take law in their hands.
On Monday, speaking to the media persons, here, GRE General Secretary Olencio Simoes warned that the State government’s failure to take action against the outside trawlers (Malpe, Karnataka) fishing in the Goan sea water will force the Goan fishermen to come on the streets.
Simoes mentioned that despite the Central and State governments banning the use of pair trawling in the territorial waters and in specific zone, presently over thousand trawlers from Malpe, Karnataka are operating in the Goan water without giving any importance to the Goa government. These Malpe boats use China engines with high speed which tend to have destructive effects on the marine life's habitat.
A member of Old Cross Fishing Canoe Association Custodio D'souza pointed out that how the State government has miserably failed in acting against the bull trawling by Malpe fishing trawlers in Goan sea water.
