Hyderabad, April 10: TheGovernment has prohibited fishing operations by mechanised fishing vessels.
Craft fitted with outboard as well as inboard engines will be banned in the territorial waters along the entire coast of Andhra Pradesh between April 15 and 31 May (both days inclusive).
The decision was taken following the Government of India’s directions on a uniform ban on fishing by all such vessels in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) beyond territorial waters on the East Coast.
The Union Government’s measure aims at conservation and effective management of fishery resources.
–Agencies