License, permit of 7 more fishing boats canceled in Gujarat

Jamnagar, 28 May, 2014

Indian Navy has detained seven more boats for violation of no-fishing-zone restrictions off Gujarat coast. Among the boats that are detained, 4 boats are from Salaya, 2 boats from Porbandar and 1 boat from Mangrol. The Indian Navy has taken possession of licenses and permits of all seven boats.

Indian Coast Guard had detained over 30 boats in last two months for same reason. Licenses and permits of all these boat and their operators are suspended. So far such actions are taken against more than 200 sailors in this regard off Gujarat coast.

A 19 km area of International Maritime Boarder Line(IMBL) has been declared no-fishing-zone in view of frequent abductions of Indian fishermen by Pakistan Marine Security Agency(PMSA) for alleged violation of IMBL. No-fishing-zone is located at around 90 kms away from Okha port of Gujarat.