Sri Lanka Navy have yesterday (23)arrested 22 local
fishermen while engaging in illegal fishing by using banned nets and explosives in Sri Lankan seas off the coasts of Silawathurai and Mannar(Northern Province).
Accordingly Navy Personal have arrested 16 local fishermen while engaging in illegal fishing practices along with 3 dinghi boats,4 pairs of diving fins ,10 oxygen cylinders,4 diving masks and 2 GPS units .
fishermen while engaging in illegal fishing by using banned nets and explosives in Sri Lankan seas off the coasts of Silawathurai and Mannar(Northern Province).
Accordingly Navy Personal have arrested 16 local fishermen while engaging in illegal fishing practices along with 3 dinghi boats,4 pairs of diving fins ,10 oxygen cylinders,4 diving masks and 2 GPS units .