Fishing ban commences from April 15 (today)

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Fishermen taking retired sportfishing nets for mending and attraction successful Rameswaram sportfishing jeety arsenic the 61-day sportfishing prohibition play begins from midnight connected Tuesday. | Photo Credit: L. BALACHANDAR

Fishermen successful Rameswaram person started winding up the activities successful the jetties astir the portion arsenic the 61-days-annual sportfishing prohibition play is to commence from April 15.

Under the Tamil Nadu Marine Fishing Regulation Act 1983, considering the breeding play of food and to support fishery resources, a sportfishing prohibition is implemented each twelvemonth on the East Coast of Tamil Nadu for 61 days from April 15 to June 14 (inclusive of some days), prohibiting sportfishing by mechanised boats and trawlers.

Published - April 14, 2026 07:23 p.m. IST

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