Navy arrests 442 persons for illegal fishing in April/June
The individuals were arrested for fishing without permits, possessing unauthorized nets, practising light-coarse fishing, harvesting sea cucumbers, and engaging in night diving. They have been identified as residents of Ampara, Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Mannar, Talaimannar, Puttalam, Chilaw, Negombo, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Jaffna, Anuradhapura, Kegalle, and Matara; and are aged between 16 and 60, the statement read.
The suspects, along with their fishing gear, have been handed over to the Fisheries Inspectors of Kalmunai, Pottuvil, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Mullaitivu, Kalpitiya, Talaimannar, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Kuchchaveli, Nilaveli, Jaffna, Point Pedro, Karainagar, and Puttalam, as well as to the Harbour Police of Adappan and Trincomalee, the Navy stated.