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Enforcement of fisheries regulations in Tamilnadu 2025
January 30 , 2025
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- The task force in Tamilnadu constituted to review the Olive Ridley Sea turtle deaths has called for stricter enforcement of fisheries regulations to address the high mortality rate of the species.
- The task force was created to take a collective approach and bring together the expertise of different departments to address this issue.
- Three key measures need to be enforced
- A ban on trawl fishing,
- The use of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs), and
- Restrictions on prohibitory horsepower of boat engines.
- The Tamil Nadu Marine Fisheries Regulation Act, 1983, bans mechanised fishing vessels within five nautical miles of certain nesting and breeding areas during the nesting season.
- Authorities were also asked to strictly enforce the use of TEDs in fishing nets.
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