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With a caller play and renewed hope, mechanised vessel fishermen from Thoothukudi territory and Chinna Muttom harbour successful Kanniyakumari territory ventured into the oversea connected Monday aft a 61-day sportfishing prohibition on the eastbound seashore of Tamil Nadu came to an end.
The prohibition play observed annually from April 15 to June 14, covers the coastline from Tiruvallur territory to a portion of Kanniyakumari territory to safeguard the breeding play of marine resources. The prohibition ended connected Sunday mid-night. However fishermen from Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari began their sailing lone successful the aboriginal hours of Monday.
Thoothukudi territory has 3 sportfishing harbours each located astatine Thoothukudi, Tharuvaikulam and Vembar.
According to an authoritative from the fisheries department, of the 233 boats based astatine Thoothukudi harbour 221 ventured into the sea. Similarly, 243 of 287 boats from Tharuvaikulam and each 29 boats from Vembar resumed sportfishing operations.
Meanwhile, astatine Chinna Muttom successful Kanniyakumari district, 298 of the 370 boats person ventured into the sea. However, boats from the different 2 sportfishing harbours, Colachel and Thengapattinam, arsenic good arsenic the backstage harbour astatine Muttom person docked ashore, arsenic the westbound seashore of the territory follows the prohibition play from June 1 to July 31.
Boat owners from Thoothukudi territory and Chinna Muttom utilise this play for attraction and repair works. Before sportfishing operations resumed, the vessels were inspected by fisheries section officials and clearance was granted.
