Two-month fishing ban along Karnataka coast to begin on June 1

annual two-month monsoon trawling ban along Karnataka coast will come into force from June 1, as per tification issued under Karnataka Marine Fishing (regulation) Act.

All fishingactivities with mechanised and tritional boats using inboard or outboard engines of over 10 HP capacity using nets or or meanshas been banned from June 1 to July 31. ban is t applicable for fishing with tritional and country boats which use engines of less than 10 HP capacity.

Fishing boats which violate se orders and fishermen concerned face risk of being punished as per Marine Fishing Act 1986, besides losing diesel subsidy for a period of one year.

order, issued in interest of all fishermen in coastal areas, has to be followed by all fishermen, a release from office of Dakshina Kanna district fisheries deputy director here said.

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