Theres a catch
Goa minister wants a shift in the period of monsoon ban on fishing
GOA"s fisheries minister Joaquim Alemao wants to advance the monsoon ban on fishing by 15 days, from the June 16-July 31 period to June 1-July 15. He said the second half of July, when the ban is relaxed for small-scale fishers, yielded a good catch and after August 1 there was not much yield.
The state government will approach the Supreme Court for the shift in ban. Fishing is not allowed between June 16 and July 31 because it is the breeding season for fish.
Alemao claimed traditional fishers catch huge quantities of solar prawns before the fishing season begins for mechanised boats on August 1, leading to a decline in the total yield. Last year the fish yield in Goa dropped by 5 per cent, he said.
Fisheries experts agree that there has been a decline in the fish catch but blame it on overexploitation of fish.
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