Bhubaneshwar, Jan. 25 -- Forest officials arrested 16 marine fishermen along with their fishing trawl net from the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary of Kendrapara district on charges of illegally fishing within the turtle congregation zone, an official said on Sunday.
The fishing trawl, used by the intruders for fishing along the prohibited sanctuary area, was seized by the forest patrol team.
The intruders arrested are fishermen from Bhadrak, Balasore, Jajpur and Mayurbhanj districts. They were later remanded to judicial custody, said Assistant Conservator of Forest, Manas Das.
The fishing vessel had trespassed into the prohibited sanctuary corridors contravening the provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act, Orissa Marine Fishing Regulation ...