Srilanka, May 22 -- In a series of search operations conducted by SLNS Kashyapa, Vijayaba, Gotabaya, Uththara and Naval Dockyard, with the assistance of Fisheries Inspectors in respective regions, from Sunday (10) to Monday (19), 36 individuals involved in various illicit fishing practices using unauthorised fishing gear were apprehended. The operations were conducted in the sea areas of Kotuwamada, Sallikovil, Erakkandi and Elephant Island, Nandikadal, Kalladi, Point Pedro and Alampil. These operations also led to the seizure of 117 unauthorised fishing nets, 9 dinghies, 3,808 illicitly caught sea cucumbers, data logger instrument, explosives and equipment used for light-coarse fishing.
The suspects along with fishing boats and unauthoris...