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Traditional fishermen to seek total ban on Chinese engines [1]

Traditional fishermen will demand a total ban on the use of the high horsepower Chinese engines by fishing vessels at a meeting called by Fisheries Minister S. Sarma in Kochi on Wednesday.

President of the Kerala Swathantra Matsya Thozhilali Federation T. Peter told The Hindu that fishing permit should not be given to vessels fitted with engines imported from China.

Publication Date: 
12/01/2011
Ignatius Pereira [2]
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram) [3]
Tags:
Fisheries [4], China [5], Marine Ecosystems [6], Fishing Boats [7]
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