Navy seizes Indian poaching trawler in Lanka’s waters

The Navy, on Saturday night, during a special operation to drive away Indian trawlers, poaching in Lankan waters, seized an Indian trawler, with six Indian fishermen, who were poaching in Sri Lanka’s waters off Talaimannar.

The Navy continues to carry out regular patrols in the island’s waters to prevent illegal fishing practices by foreign fishermen with a view to curbing its impact on the local fishing community, as well as the damage it causes to the marine environment of the country.

In this special operation, mounted by the North Central Naval Command, to drive away Indian trawlers, poaching in Sri Lanka’s waters, via the IMBL, the apprehension was made by the Fast Attack Craft, attached to the Northern Naval Command, on Saturday.

 The Indian trawler and six Indian fishermen, held by the Navy, are in naval custody, in Talaimannar, and they will be handed over to the Fisheries Inspector of Mannar for onward legal action.In a similar operation, conducted on 22 August, the Navy held an Indian poaching trawler with 10 Indian fishers off Mannar and produced them for legal proceedings.