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    Northern fishermen Praise government for preventing Indian poaching

    July 27, 2018

    Fishermen in northern Sri Lanka have commended the government for taking steps to prevent Indian fishermen entering into the northern territorial waters illegally and robbing fish resources. The northern fishermen expressed their appreciation to the government when the Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and Rural economy Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa and State Minister Dilip Wedaarachchi during their visit to the North held discussions with the representatives of fishermen's associations in Mannar.

    The fishermen in the North said they have observed a gradual reduction in the number of Indian fishermen entering the island waters illegally and poaching in the recent past. However, they said some Indian fishermen are still engaged in fishing activities in violation of Sri Lankan maritime boundary and asked the ministers to take steps to completely prevent the Indian fishermen from stealing their resources.

    Both ministers briefing the fishermen in the North said that they were able to reduce the illegal entering of Indian fishermen by about 75 percent. The two ministers apprised the northern fishermen that the present government was able to resolve this issue due to the diplomatic level discussions between India and Sri Lanka and pledged to further hold discussions on the fishermen's request. Deputy Chairman of Committees of Parliament Selvam Adaikalanathan, Mannar Fisheries Assistant Director and Divisional Secretary also participated in the discussions.a

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