Bhubaneswar, Jan. 1 -- Forest officials on Thursday arrested ten fishermen from Andhra Pradesh on the charge of illegally fishing within the turtle congregation zone in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary of Odisha's Kendrapara district, said forest officials.
The arrested marine fishermen were natives of Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh. The trawls and fishing implements used by them for sea voyage in prohibited marine sanctuary areas were seized. Later, they were remanded to judicial custody under relevant sections of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, said officials.
Two fishing vessels had trespassed into prohibited sanctuary corridors contravening the provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act, Orissa Marine Fishing Regulation Act and ...