Date:
20 April 2016
To,
The Governor,
Raj Bhavan, Cabo,
Dona Paula, Goa
To,
The Chief Minister
Government of Goa,
Secretariat,
Porvorim,Goa
To,
Vishnu Surya
Wagh, Dy. Speaker &
The Member of
Legislative Assembly,
St. Andre
Constituency,
Goa
To,
The Minister of
Fisheries,
Secretariat, Porvorim,
Goa
To,
The Secretary
(Fisheries)
Secretariat, Porvorim,
Goa
To,
The Director of
Fisheries,
Panjim, Goa
To,
Mr. A.
Monsorrate,
The Member of
Legislative Assembly,
Santa Cruz
Constituency, Goa
To,
The
Director-General of Police (DGP)
Police
Headquarters,
Panjim, Goa
Subject: Call to halt non-stop
fishing rights violations in Zuari River
Madam/Sir,
We write to you once
again to update you on continues illegal fishing rights violations in Zuari
River from December 28, 2015 till date based on our daily monitoring.
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No
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Date and Time
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Nature of Fishing
Rights Violation in Zuari River
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|
01
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28/12/2015
at 5.45 pm
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2
mini-per seining carried on illegal fishing near Nauxim Coast
|
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02
|
29/12/2015
at 5.30 pm
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3
mini-per seining carried on illegal fishing. 2 near Bambolim and 1 near
Siridao
|
|
03
|
30/12/2015
at 4.45 pm
|
2
mini-per seining carried on illegal fishing at Nauxim Coast
|
|
04
|
31/12/2015
at 6.00 pm
|
2
mini-per seining at Nauxim Coast carried on illegal fishing
|
|
05
|
03/01/2016
at 9.45 pm
|
2
mini-per seining carried on illegal fishing near Bambolim
|
|
06
|
03/01/2016
at 12.45 pm
|
15
mini-per seining carried on illegal fishing on Siridao – Odxel coast
|
|
07
|
04/01/2016
at 7.30 am
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15
mini-per seining illegally lifted more than 25 tons of solar and white prawns
from Siridao-Odxel coast
|
|
08
|
05/01/2016
at 6.00 am
|
10
mini-per seining boats carried on illegal fishing at Siridao-Odxel coast
|
|
09
|
05/01/2016
at 8.40 am
|
2
trawlers close to Cacra carried on illegal fishing
|
|
10
|
05/01/2016
at 9.00 am
|
22
mini-per seining boats carried on illgal fishing at Siridao-Odxel coast.
Marine Police contacted, came on the site and went back without taking any
action. Match fixing suspected.
|
|
11
|
09/01/2016
at 5.00 am
|
Two
mini-per seining carried on illegal fishing near Siridao - Bambolim coast.
|
|
12
|
11/01/2016
at 3.30 pm
|
15
trawlers carried on illegal fishing within 200 meters of Siridao – Odxel
Zuari coastline.
|
|
13
|
12/01/2016
at 3.50 pm
|
6
trawlers near Odxel Coast carried on illegal fishing
|
|
14
|
16/01/2016
at 3.10 pm
|
5
trawlers near Siridao – Odxel coast carried on illegal fishing
|
|
15
|
18/01/2016
at 5.00 pm
|
8
trawlers carried on illegal fishing at Siridao – Cacra coast. SMS campaign
was launched to expose these violations. Fisheries department was annoyed.
Superintendent of Fisheries called Rohidas Andrade, Bambolim convener of
Bharat Mukti Morcha questioning the need for sms campaign. Rohidas was then
told to wait till Superintendent report to the site. Even after awaiting for
90 minutes no official from Fisheries department turned up. We wonder as to
why department is wasting our time and energy.
|
|
16
|
19/01/2016
at 3.15 am
|
6
trawlers carried on illegal fishing near Siridao early morning.
|
|
17
|
19/01/2016
at 10.00 am
|
12
trawlers carried on illegal fishing
|
|
18
|
19/01/2016
at 1.00 pm
|
8
trawlers carried on illegal fishing
|
|
19
|
20/01/2016
at 1.15 pm
|
4
trawlers carried on illegal fishing
|
|
20
|
20/01/2016
at 1.40 pm
|
6
trawlers carried on illegal fishing
|
|
21
|
20/01/2016
at 7.50 pm
|
4
trawlers carried on illegal fishing
|
|
22
|
21/01/2016
at 2.30 pm
|
13
trawlers carried on illegal fishing
|
|
23
|
22/01/2016
at 5.50 pm
|
2
trawlers carried on illegal fishing
|
|
24
|
23/01/2016
at 5.10 pm
|
5
trawlers carried on illegal fishing near Odxel coast
|
|
25
|
24/01/2016
at 5.10 pm
|
5
trawlers carried on illegal fishing near Odxel coast
|
|
26
|
26/01/2016
at 5.50 pm
|
2
trawlers carried on illegal fishing.
|
|
27
|
28/01/2016
at 8.50 am
|
2
trawlers carried on illegal fishing
|
|
28
|
28/01/2016
at 4.40 pm
|
22
trawlers carried on illegal fishing at Siridao-Odxel Coast. Fisheries
department responding to calls from fishermen replied that their patrol boat
has suffered breakdown. Later in the evening one official from Fisheries
department informed that patrol boat is okay and purposely it was not sent at
the site of violations. This is pathetic way of functioning of the fisheries
department.
|
|
29
|
29/01/2016
at 3.20 pm
|
15
trawlers carried on illegal fishing atr Nauxim-Odxel coast.
|
|
30
|
30/01/2016
at 3.50 pm
|
2
trawlers carried on illegal fishing near cacra – odxel coast.
|
|
31
|
02/02/2016
at 5.00 pm
|
3
trawlers carried on illegal fishing
|
|
32
|
04/02/2016
at 3.30 pm
|
13
trawlers carried on illegal fishing at Carca-Odxel coast.
|
|
33
|
05/02/2016
at 4.00 pm
|
22
trawlers carried on illegal fishing. Harbor Police replied that there is no
diesel in their patrol boat.
|
|
34
|
06/02/2016
at 4.40 pm
|
6
trawlers carried on illegal fishing near Odxel coast.
|
|
35
|
10/02/2016
at 9.10 am
|
10
trawlers carried on illegal fishing.
|
|
36
|
11/02/2016
at 3.15 pm
|
10
trawlers carried on illegal fishing
|
|
37
|
17/02/2016
at 2.30 pm
|
6
trawlers carried on illegal fishing near Siridao - Odxel coast.
|
|
38
|
20/02/2016
at 3.15 pm
|
06
trawlers carried on illegal fishing near odxel coast.
|
|
39
|
22/02/2016
at 01.00 pm
|
06
trawlers carried on illegal fishing. Police at Harbour Police Station
contacted. Police came in boats and chased the trawlers away.
|
|
40
|
23/02/2016
at 5.00 am
|
03
mini per seining boats carried on illegal fishing.
|
|
41
|
23/02/2016
at 8.00 am
|
03
trawlers carried on illegal fishing. Police at harbor Police station
contacted. Police came in boats and chased trawlers away. Further action
against trawlers not known.
|
|
42
|
27/02/2016
at 8.50 am
|
05
trawlers carried on illegal fishing
within 500 meters of Cacra-Odxel coast. Harbor Police station informed
over phone. Action taken not known.
|
|
43
|
07/03/2016
at 10.00 am
|
From
this day onwards there is non stop daily violations of fishing rights by
Aquasail in Zuari river. Boating is being carried on where traditionally
fishing used to be carried on near Nauxim- Bambolim coast.
|
|
44
|
10/03/2016
at 3.30 pm
|
04
trawlers carried on illegal fishing in Zuari. At 6.00 pm their number
increased to 06 of which 02 were off Cacra coast.
|
|
45
|
11/03/2016
at 4.00 pm
|
06
trawlers carried on illegal fishing.
|
|
46
|
12/03/2016
|
Trawlers
have carried on night fishing illegally. How far fisheries department is
prepared to tackle the problem of night illegal fishing?
|
|
50
|
15/03/2016
at 03.00 pm
|
22
trawlers carried on illegal fishing. Superintendent of Fisheries Hrishikesh
instead of crackdown on illegal trawling told BMM Bambolim Covnenor Rohidas
Andrade not to complain about illegal fishing. Whose interest Hrishikesh is
serving? Trawlers? Too bad.
|
|
51
|
16/03/2016
at 9.15 am
|
Two
trawlers carried on illegal fishing off Cacra – Odxel Coast.
|
|
52
|
20/03/2016
at 10.00 am
|
Fishing
in Zuari river disrupted. Aquasail – Hotel Grand Hyatt deployed 30 water
racing boats into Zuari river. This violation is going on due to political
patronage of Indian defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.
|
|
53
|
22/03/2016
at 09.55 pm
|
Night
Fishing: 04 trawlers carried on illegal fishing off one kilometer Cacra
coast.
|
|
54
|
23/03/2016
at 04.00 pm
|
03
trawlers carried on illegal fishing off Odxel – Cacra coast. At 05.00 pm the
number of trawlers increased to 05. Police and Fisheries department
non-responsive. Superintendent of Fisheries informed Sebastian Rodrigues, Goa
State Convenor of Bharat Mukti Morcha that he has sent both the boats for
Patrolling in South Goa at Cutbona. He informed that Fisheries Department has
just two boats but none to patrol Zuari river. Why exclusive Patrol boat for
Zuari not installed so far? There is need for Patrol boat for every river in
Goa. Harbour Police were inaccessible ove the phone. Why did their land line
not accessible? All together today illegal fishing was carried on by trawlers
from 01.00 pm to 6.30 pm.
|
|
55
|
24/03/2016
at 03.00 pm to 06.00 pm
|
07
trawlers carried on illegal fishing. Fisheries Minister Avertano Furtado’s
mobile was switched off. Harbor Police Station, Vasco telephone line not
working. Fisheries department control room in Panjim contacted three times by
Rohidas Andrade. On all three occasions they promised to immediately dispatch
patrol boat but never was it seen in Zuari. Fisheries control room bluffed on
every occasion.
|
|
56
|
26/03/2016
at 03.45 pm
|
08
trawlers carried on illegal fishing in Zuari. Harbour Police contacted.
Promised to sent boats to raid.
|
|
57
|
29/03/2016
at 02.00 pm to 05.00 pm
|
05
trawlers carried on illegal fishing in Zuari river. Superintendent of
Fisheries Hrishikesh refused to act in spite of telephonic complaint to him.
|
|
58
|
02/04/2016
at 04.25 pm
|
08
trawlers carried on illegal fishing. Harbor Police Station as well as
Fisheries Control room did not answer calls.
|
|
59
|
05/04/2016
at 05.15 pm
|
08
trawlers carried on illegal fishing near Siridao coast. Harbor Police and
Fisheries department refused to act in spite of telephonic complaints.
|
|
60
|
06/04/2016
at 07.30 pm
|
06
trawlers carried on illegal fishing. Harbor Police and Fisheries department
refused to act in spite of telephonic complaints.
|
|
61
|
07/04/2016
at 01.00 pm
|
08
trawlers carried on illegal fishing in Zuari. Police at harbor as well as
Fisheries control room did not answer telephone calls.
|
|
62
|
09/04/2016
at 7.30 am
|
05
trawlers carried on illegal fishing off Cacra coast. Their number increased
to 07 at 09.30 am.
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This data indicates that
there have been 62 instances of fishing rights violations as documented by
Bharat Mukti Morcha units at Zuari Coast. Trawling particularly has taken its
toll of the riverbed as trawling involved digging of the river bed. This is
ecologically harmful style of fishing. This type of fishing is being carried on
inspite of it being outlawed by law in rivers.
In addition to this we
also want to bring to your kind attention that trawling and mini-per seining
and trawling also takes place during night time. Due to darkness we are not
able to give your proper count.
Kindly take immediate
steps to stop illegal fishing during day and night. As per the above data in
the table the safe conclusion is that there is high level of irresponsibility
in its functioning.
Bharat Mukti Morcha
calls upon you to act responsibly and stop illegal fishing in Zuari River.
Install permanent 24 x 7 fishing patrol vessel in Zuari River.
Fisheries department has
been acting as toothless tiger in cracking down on fishing rights violators in
Zuari river as indicated in the table above. There is political muscle flexing
behind these violations.
Thank you,
Yours sincerely,
Maggie
Silveira
President,
Goa State
Unit
Sanjay
Pereira
Convener,
Cacra
unit
Rohidas
Andrade
Convener,
Bambolim unit
Soccoro
Braganza
Convener,
Siridao Unit
Anthony
Cardozo
Convener,
Curca Unit
Sitaram
Pereira
Convener,
Odxel Unit
Milind Palkar
Convener,
Nauxi unit
Chandrakant
Lotlikar
Secretary,
Siridao Unit
Hanuman Dias
Co-convenor
Odxel Unit
Honu Dinkar,
Co-convener,
Odxel Unit
Deu Kankonkar
Secretary,
Nauxi Unit
Bikaro Dias
Co-convener,
Odxel Unit
Yeshwant
Shirodkar,
Co-convener,
Odxel Unit
Manguesh
Sawant,
Co-convener,
Odxel unit
Amir
Mardolkar,
Co-convener,
Nauxim Unit
Francis
Coelho,
Co-convener,
Nauxim Unit
Dulba
Pereira,
Co-convener,
Cacra Unit
Santosh
Gauns,
Co-convener,
Cacra Unit
Sheila
D’mello,
Co-convener
Cacra Unit
Santosh
Kukalkar,
Co-convener
Cacra unit
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