“Notably, the Sri Lankan Navy’s apprehension of Tamil Nadu fishermen in 2024 is the highest in the last seven years,” Stalin pointed out and requested the External Affairs Minister to take immediate diplomatic steps to secure the release of the fishermen and their boats.
For the first time in recent years, fishermen of country boats have been arrested and their vessels impounded by the island navy on the charge of fishing in their territorial waters off Neduntheevu (Deft island).
There is a ban on sea fishing activity within 20 km of the coast at the river mouths of Dhamara, Devi and Rusikulya in view of the nesting season of Olive ridley sea turtles.
Eight Tamil Nadu fishermen were on Sunday arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy when they were allegedly fishing near Neduntheevu…
Five Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested on Thursday by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing off Neduntheevu in their…
