Colombo: The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested at least 54 Indian fishermen on charges of fishing in their waters and seized five of their boats. This information was given on Thursday in an official statement. The Navy on Wednesday arrested the fishermen from the north coast and areas in the northeast.
The Navy said in a statement, “Considering the impact of foreign fishermen fishing in Sri Lankan waters on the local fishermen community and on Sri Lankan fisheries resources, the Navy has been continuously patrolling Sri Lankan waters to curb illegal fishing activities.” Has been. “
The Navy seized a large boat of Indian fishermen three nautical miles off the coast of Kovilan in Jaffna, carrying 14 people. The statement said that two more boats were caught at Mannar, seven nautical miles from Pesalai, carrying 20 people. The Navy said that it has informed the Indian authority in the past about such incidents.
