Orissa Bans Fishing In Coastal Areas For Seven Months

Fish eaters will now have to pay more for sea fishes or will have to satisfy themselves with sweet water fishes. The ban will be in force along 120 km sea coast in six districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri and Ganjam till May 31 next year.

"The ban has been clamped in a bid to curb high mortality of the marine species. There will be no fishing by boats within 5 km radius, by motorboats within 10 km radius and by trawlers within 20 km radius," said an official at the state fisheries department. Read the full report here.

Source: Hemant Kumar Rout, TNN, Bhubaneswar.