The use of purse seine nets has once again sparked controversy ... including juveniles, affecting small-scale fishermen who use country boats. Further exacerbating the situation, 37 fishermen ...

Giri, for the petitioners, countered that 17 lakh fishermen use purse seine nets. They were not “affluent” but small fishermen who had worked their way up the pecking order in the fishing ...

Purse seine nets can be spread over a 3-km radius, which leaves no catch for the small-level local fishermen. Moreover, according to Tandel, such fishing would finish off the marine life in the ...

The Maharashtra government will not issue new licenses for purse seine nets, said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. This is an effort to save the fishing industry. Mumbai: The Maharashtra ...

The use of LED lights for fishing, combined with purse seine nets, has significantly affected the Konkan sea waters in Maharashtra. Small fishermen have been protesting against this method used by ...

Fishermen across Mumbai, Thane and Palghar are planning to protest against the use of purse seine ... as a beach seine, or from a boat. Seine nets trap non-target species and small fish and ...

“Small national boats can fish sustainably ... According to FECOP, non-selective fishing methods — which include purse seine nets and any other type of fishing that results in bycatch — have reduced ...

In January 2023, the Supreme Court lifted the ban on purse seine fishing nets under certain conditions, allowing fishers to use the nets twice a week (on Mondays and Thursdays) between 8 am and 6 ...

In January last year, the Supreme Court allowed the use of purse seine nets under stringent conditions. These included fishing only twice a week (on Mondays and Thursdays), during specific hours ...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed conditional use of purse seine nets by the fishermen of Tamil Nadu beyond territorial waters but within the exclusive economic zone of the state ...

Fishing communities on small islands in the Java Sea and farther ... referring to the common name for a purse seine net used by some large fishing boats locals say are intruding here.