Friday 31 August 2018

Illegal fishing in Zuari river by trawlers and mini purse seine boats

Date: 27/08/2018

To,

FRANCISCO MANUEL SILVEIRA
Member of Legislative Assembly
St. Andre Constituency,
Goa

To,

ANTONIO CAETANCO FERNANDES
Member of Legislative Assembly
ST. Cruz Constituency
Goa

To,
JENIFFER MONSERRATE
Member of Legislative Assembly
Taleigao Constituency
Goa


Subject: Illegal fishing in Zuari river by trawlers and mini purse seine boats

Madam/Sir

During last one week there has been large scale illegal fishing ongoing in Zuari river. We have informed fisheries department over the phone but response has been poor. On August 25, 2018 fishermen captured three mini purse seine boats while fishing in Zuari river. By law this confiscation should have been done by government as per Rule 3 (2) of the Goa, Daman and Diu Fisheries Rules, 1981. However this is left for fishermen to do.

Today morning there were 45 mini purse seine boats till 9.00 am in the morning. There is total collapse of fisheries administration in Zuari river. According to Rule 10(1) of the same rules “No person shall use a net the mesh size whereof is less than 24 mm for catching fish and 20 mm for catching prawns” What is the mesh size of purse seine nets? Far less. How many of them are registered with fisheries department? None.

Goa Government banned trawlers from fishing within 5 kms from the shoreline under section (2)(H) and section 4(1) of Marine Fishing Regulations Act, 1980 on July 09, 1981. Still why there is continues trawling going in Zuari river, often within 200 meters from the shore? This is because Goa Government do not carry on patrolling even though it is supposed to be done under Rule (3)(3) of the above referred rules.

In 2017 Directorate of Fisheries via notification Order no. DF/ENF/ORDER/2016-17, Official Gazette, Series II, No. 41, January 12, delegated powers to take action on illegal fishing to the following:


1.     Deputy Director, Directorate of Fisheries
2.     Superintendent of Fisheries, Directorate of Fisheries
3.     Assistant Superintendent of Fisheries, Directorate of Fisheries
4.     Fisheries Officer, Directorate of Fisheries
5.     Police Inspector
6.     Police Sub-Inspector
7.     Assistant Police Sub-Inspector
8.     Head Constable
9.     Mamlatdar
10.                        Joint Mamlatdar
11.                        Block Development Officer (B.D.O)

You are therefore requested to convene meeting of these officials urgently to in order to stop illegal fishing incidents occurring regularly in Zuari river.

Thanking You,
Yours sincerely,



Sebastiao Rodrigues
Convenor, Goa State


Sanjay Pereira
Convenor, Cacra Unit

Soccorro Braganza
Convenor, Siridao Unit


Sitaram Pereira
Convenor, Odxel Unit


Milind Palkar
Convenor, Nauxim Unit


Ms. Kalpana Diukar
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit


Chandrakant Lotlikar
Secretary, Siridao Unit


Hanuman Dias
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit


Honu Divkar
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit


Deu Kankonkar
Secretary, Nauxim Unit


Yeshwant Shirvoikar
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit


Manguesh Sawant
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit


Amir Mardolkar
Co-convenor, Nauxim Unit


Francis Coelho
Co-convenor, Nauxim Unit


Jaya Kuttikar
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit

Jonu Shirvoikar
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit


Ms. Sheila D’mello
Co-convenor, Cacra Unit


Ashok Kukalkar
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit


Ganashyam Diukar
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit


Uttam Martins
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit


Rohit Hadkonkar
Co-convenor, Bambolim Unit


Sanju Diukar
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit


Chandranath Rosario
Co-convenor, Cacra Unit


Vijay Sawant
Co-convenor, Cacra Unit


Ragunath Sautodkar
Co-convenor, Cacra Unit




Mahadev Andre Rosario
Co-convenor, Nauxim Unit


Laxman Mangueshkar
Co-convenor, Siridao Unit

Copy to:

Director of Fisheries, Panjim, Goa








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