Deep sea fishing to begin from tomorrow
Mangaluru, July 31: The two-month-long ban on deep sea fishing, which was in force to safeguard fishes, will come to an end on July 31. The fishermen, along with their boats, are ready to move to the deep sea to resume the fishing from August 1. Traditional fishing was allowed from the ports despite the ban on deep sea for two months during the breeding season. But, the massive storm and high tides did not yield good results for the traditional fishers. Now, once again the fishermen's mood is towards deep sea fishing. The deep sea fishing will resume in the Karavali from Wednesday onwards.
In all, there are 1,077 motorized boats, including 65 Persians and 1,012 Trawls registered in the district in 2017-18. There are 1,376 engine driven ports and 526 non-automated ports.
61 days’ Ban: The government had imposed a 61-day ban for mechanized fishing as the Monsoon is the time for reproduction of fish species in the coastal region. This will be a high time for the boats to be trapped amid the massive storm and high tides. It is also a time of raising fish species, due to which the government prohibits deep sea fishing in June-July.
Boat Parking Problems: Harbor and Gateways lack the space for the boat parking. The number of boats has increased dramatically in recent days. Shortage of fishermen workers too exist. The third phase of the jetty construction may resolve this problem in the future.
Various fishing ban
The use or installation or operation of surface or submerged artificial lights/LED lights, fish light attractors, or any other light equipment; bull trawling, purse-seining, and gill-netting operations and illegally catching of other fishes have been prohibited. The license of the fishing boat will be cancelled if found fishing in such a prohibited period. The diesel supply will also be stopped to such ships.
According to Karnataka Maritime Fishing (Regulation) Act, 1986; the fine of five times the value of the fish will be collected, said senior officials of the fisheries department in its order issued recently.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
