Bangladesh. Sri Lanka navies apprehends 69 Fishermen from TN

[Rajaraja Chola]

There was also a news about these fishermens poaching in SL coastal area are causing problems to poor SL tamils who have only non mechanised boat.
Look at the journey, from TN to Kolkata
One can imagine the the capacity of their boats.



What the???
PN arrested TN fishermens.



Dont you have trawling prohibitions like stuff?
Do they hunt fish during their reproduction time?

No they dont. Its strictly enforced. No boats are allowed out of harbour during 45 days period and govt strictly moniters.

It's the prerogative of the Indian govt and it's coast guard.. To prevent these poachers crossing the boundary.. And these are not a dozen or two boats but thousands!!!.. Just imagine the destruction they cause.. Only deterrent so far is to hold those boats in custody.. Atleast that way they are deprived of vessels to do the crime



On the contrary mate those caught are bottom trawlers highly destructive methods of fishing.. No country boats are apprehended atleast by the SL navy

Imagine this happening in Indian territorial waters by SL or Bangladeshi fishermen..

Ya I know. Bottom trawlers can be fished near the coast.. Say some 100-200 miles. I told the fishing ships caught by BD or Pakistan navy were actually small ships.
Trawling is a dangerous method indeed. When it was introduced,t was intended to bring more income, which it does, except that resources in the Gulf of Munaar have got depleted.

 

[HeinzG]

This is what the Indian govt have to deal with regarding this issue..

PMK wants Centre to rein in Lanka on fishermen issue | Business Standard News

Party founder S Ramadoss said the latest incident of arrest had happened on Tuesday, on a day when Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was in India for a personal visit even as Parliament was discussing the fishermen issue with the government responding to it.

"These are examples of how badly Sri Lanka treats India on the fishermen issue," he said in a statement.

The Rajapaksa government "should be taught a lesson" it can never forget in this matter, he said but took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for wishing a third Presidential term for the Lankan leader.

He also faulted the state government in its approach in the matter, saying both Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and his predecessor Jayalalithaa confined themselves to just writing letters and urged the former to personally take up the matter with Central government if it failed to warn Sri Lanka.

He said India should adopt 'shock treatment" tactics followed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and former Chief Minister of the state, M G Ramachandran, but did not elaborate.

Just see who are the real racists and mass murderers.

 

[Saradiel]

No they dont. Its strictly enforced. No boats are allowed out of harbour during 45 days period and govt strictly moniters.



Ya I know. Bottom trawlers can be fished near the coast.. Say some 100-200 miles. I told the fishing ships caught by BD or Pakistan navy were actually small ships.
Trawling is a dangerous method indeed. When it was introduced,t was intended to bring more income, which it does, except that resources in the Gulf of Munaar have got depleted.

if your resources are depleted, limit your fishermen, people in other countries doesnt have to pay for that..

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

if your resources are depleted, limit your fishermen, people in other countries doesnt have to pay for that..

You cant simply walk into the harbour and tell the folks to stop fishing.. They have been doing it for centuries.. Already they dont get much profits..

 

[Saradiel]

You cant simply walk into the harbour and tell the folks to stop fishing.. They have been doing it for centuries.. Already they dont get much profits..

what is stopping? If you cannot do that, let other countries act on their laws without making a drama and spreading false news.
This is not a very old phenomena, but a new one.

Earlier fishermen from TN might have crossed IMBL and fished in SL seas and some even migrated here. But later politicians in TN distributed boats and it has resulted in a high rise in number of trawlers. That caused the quick depletion of your fish resources and planned robbery of SL fish.

These fishermen are just employees of larger fishery businesses owned by TN politicians..that is the truth and that is why they protect them.