The Fisheries station at Vizhinjam has geared up to ensure that the 47-day ban on fishing using mechanised boats is enforced strictly. Traditional fishermen can carryout fishing within 12 nautical miles without any hindrance.
Assistant Director of Fisheries, Fisheries Station, Vizhinjam, A.P. Satheesh Kumar said during the ban motorboats and vessels with outboard and inboard engines would not be allowed up to 22 km or 12 nautical miles off the coast. The Fisheries personnel and the police would keep a close watch on the area and a control room would be operational from Monday. The Marine enforcement wing would patrol the entire coastline of district round the clock to ensure the ban implemented, he said.
Large mechanised fishing boats from other parts of the State had been asked to leave the coast by Sunday. Such vessels would be detained if the order is not complied with.
However, traditional fishermen would not have any restrictions. All facilities were in place at the harbour as a large number of traditional fishermen, particularly from Poovar, Pozhiyoor, Kovalam, Kazhakuttam and Adimalathura would gather at Vizhinjam for fishing, he said.
The Kerala State Electricity Board had been asked to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the area, he added.
