CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The annual 45-day ban on fishing in Nagapattinam and Karaikal coastal areas will commence from April 15. The governments of Tamil Nadu and Puduchery have imposed the ban under provisions of the Deep sea Fishing Regulation Act, 2001.

Detailed explanation-2: -IV dated 10/03/2017, The President of India pleased to impose a uniform ban on fishing by all fishing vessels in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) beyond territorial waters on the East Coast, including the Andaman and Nicobar Island and West Coast including Lakshdweep Island for 61 days .

Detailed explanation-3: -The seasonal fishing ban comes into effect, every year, in coincidence with the monsoon season on each respective coast. On the East coast, the ban starts in mid-April and ends in mid-June. On the West coast, the ban starts at the beginning of June and finishes at the end of July.

Detailed explanation-4: -The District Collectors of Ramanathapuram and Kanniyakumari have, in a press release, said the 61-day annual ban on sea fishing would commence on April 15.

Detailed explanation-5: -As monsoon is the breeding season for fishes, government had banned fishing till July 31 under the Karnataka Coastal Fishing (Regulation) Act, 1986. The ban is to facilitate breeding of fish in sea.