Kerala Fisheries Department constitutes committee for safety of fishers
The Hindu
A seven-member committee, headed by P. Sahadevan, former additional director of fisheries, will study and submit a report on methods to resolve issues pertaining to safety at sea, coastal security and vessel monitoring systems and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Increasing instances of fishing-related accidents at sea, particularly during the monsoons, and problems related to coastal security and illegal and unregulated fishing have prompted the State Fisheries Department to seek viable long-term solutions. The department has constituted a seven-member committee headed by P. Sahadevan, former additional director of fisheries, to study and submit a report on methods to resolve issues pertaining to safety at sea, coastal security and vessel monitoring systems (VMS) and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The committee will analyse the ''latest trends and internationally available options'' as a part of its study, the department said.
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