Team Herald
PANJIM: As against its traditional annual date of June 1, the State Fisheries department has announced reduction in the deep-sea fishing ban from 61 days to 47 days beginning from June 15.
If you enjoyed reading this article, you can help support our journalism by adding OHeraldo as a preferred source.
The revised order issued by fisheries director Shamila Monteiro states that the fishing ban will now come into effect from June 15 to July 31.
The reduction in the number of ban period days is as per directions of Union Ministry of Fisheries.
The department issued a strict order banning fishing through mechanised fishing vessels during the ban period. Registered motorised canoes using gill nets have been exempted.
The uniform fishing ban will be implemented in Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
The ban is imposed to facilitate breeding of marine fish during the monsoon.
“The Government of Goa, having regard to the need to conserve fish; hereby prohibits fishing by fishing vessels fitted with mechanical means of propulsion and by means of trawl net and purse-seine net,” states the order.
Around 1500 mechanised fishing vessel will remain off sea during the period.
Fishing activities in the State were banned from March 25 to mid-April in view of the nationwide lockdown imposed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Central government later exempted the traditional activity from the prohibition.
