Bhubaneshwar, Dec. 27 -- Seventeen marine fishermen were arrested and forest officials seized their sea-worthy fishing trawlers, carrying them along the sea water of the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary of Odisha's Kendrapara district on the charge of illegally fishing within the turtle congregation zone, an official said on Saturday.
The fishing trawl, used by the intruders for fishing along the prohibited sanctuary area, besides the fishing implements were seized by the forest patrol teams.
The fishing vessel had trespassed into prohibited sanctuary corridors contravening the provisions of wildlife protection act, Orissa Marine fishing regulation act and mandatory rules of marine sanctuary, added the forest officer.
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