Law Order in
Zuari River has totally collapsed. Banned mini purse seine fishing has
acquired massive scale today: around 20 in morning and 20 in the evening
today. Fisheries administration has collapsed completely. Patrol boast has been put on night Patrolling and day time loot goes unchecked. Coastal Police lost all their teeth and or so it resembles. The Fisheries Minister and Secretary Fisheries are hardly bothered. Dr. Shamila Monteiro was sacked for her inefficiency to control law and order situation in Zuari and now situation has come back in full circle. Now perhaps time has come for more heads to roll once again.
Monday, 26 February 2018
Night time illegal trawler fishing in Zuari
Date: 20th
February 2018
To,
The
Minister of Fisheries,
Government
of Goa, Secretariat,
Porvorim,
Goa
To,
The
Director
Directorate
of Fisheries
Panjim,
Goa
To,
The
Dy. Director Fisheries,
Directorate
of Fisheries,
Panjim,
Goa
To,
The
Superintendent of Police
Coastal
Security
Police Headquarters, Panjim, Goa
To,
The
Deputy Superintendent of Police
Coastal
Security,
Ribandar,
Goa
To,
The
Police Inspector,
Aggasaim
Police Station, Agassaim, Goa
Subject:
For your urgent attention: night time
illegal trawler fishing in Zuari
Sir/Madam,
We
wish to bring to your urgent attention that regularly two trawlers are carrying
on illegal fishing every night between 8.00 pm to 3.00 am in River Zuari near
the coast of Siridao, Banbolim, Nauxim, Cacra and Odxel villages. This makes mockery
of Goa Police as well as Goa Fisheries administration giving impression that both
the agencies are in paralyzed state.
In
the light of the above we call upon you to initiate immediate action to stop
illegal night trawler fishing as mentioned above.
We request Fisheries department and
Coastal Police to station their Patrol boat in the night time in at Cacra Coast
with staff on duty with proper authorization to act against erring trawlers. We
also advise you to equip police, fisheries staff on patrol boat as well as
Fishermen from the mentioned villages who have signed this letter with night
vision cameras.
We
are aware that since September 2017 Goa Fisheries Department has taken strong
steps to stop illegal fishing in Zuari River which we admire very much and we
request you to continue to crackdown on these two offending trawlers now in co-ordination
with Coastal Police.
In
the light of law and order problem created by Goa Trawlers in Malvan in neighboring
Sindadurg District of Maharashtra leading to open clash of traditional fishermen
of trawlers and subsequent police repression on traditional fishermen there we call
upon you to be extra vigilant on this complaint and stop this tension from escalating
any further in Goa.
We
assure you of our continue support in case you approach us.
Thanking
you,
Yours
Sincerely,
Maggie Silveira,
President, Goa State
Sanjay Pereira
Convener, Cacra unit
Rohidas Andrade
Convener, Bambolim unit
Socorro Braganza
Convener, Siridao Unit
Anthony Cardozo
Convener, Curca Unit
Sitaram Pereira
Convener, Odxel Unit
Milind Palkar
Convener, Nauxi unit
Ms. Kalpana Diukar
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit
Chandrakant Lotlikar
Secretary, Siridao Unit
Hanuman Dias
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit
Honu Divkar,
Co-convener, Odxel Unit
Deu Kankonkar
Secretary, Nauxi Unit
Yeshwant Shirvoikar,
Co-convener, Odxel Unit
Manguesh Sawant,
Co-convener, Odxel unit
Amir Mardolkar,
Co-convener, Nauxim Unit
Francis Coelho,
Co-convener, Nauxim Unit
Ms. Jaya Kuttikar
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit
Jonu Shirvoikar,
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit
Ms. Sheila D’mello,
Co-convener, Cacra Unit
Ashok Kukalkar
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit
Ganashyam Diukar
Co-convenor, Odxel
Uttam Martins
C0-convener, Odxel Unit
Rohit Hadkonkar,
Co-convenor, Bambolim Unit
Chandrakanth Rosario
Co-convenor, Cacra Unit
Sanju Diukar
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit
Vijay Sawant
Co-convenor, Cacra Unit
Ragunath Sautodkar
Co-convenor, Cacra Unit
Mahadev Andre Rosario
Co-convenor, Nauxim Unit
Sunday, 25 February 2018
MLAs petioned on Zuari fishermen woes
24/2/2018
To,
Jennifer
A Monserrate
MLA,
Taleigao
Constituency,
House
No. 167, Galli,
Taleigao,
Goa
To,
Francisco
Silveira,
MLA,
St.
Andre Cosntituency,
House
No. 38/1, Dandim,
Agacaim,
Goa
To,
Antonio
Caetano Fernandes,
MLA,
St.
Cruz Cosntituency,
H.
No. 1143, Segundo Bairro,
Santa
Cruz, Tiswadi Goa
Subject:
Administrative Collapse: purse seine and trawling fishing in River
Zuari
Sir/Madam,
We
wish to bring to your urgent attention that there is resumption of
illegal mini purse seine fishing boat intrusion in Zuari River near
the coast from Siridao to Odxel within one kilometer from the shore.
Besides being illegal these boats are contributory factor to the
depletion of fish population as they use small size nets that are not
sanctioned by the Fisheries department.
On
20th evening at around 4.30 pm there were five mini purse seine boats
in Zuari while on 21st February 2018 there were six mini purse seine
boats carrying on illegal fishing at 6.00 am in the morning.
Similarly on 22nd
February 2018 morning there were 10 mini pure seine boats in Zuai
carrying on llegal fishing.
Besides
these mini purse seine boats that are also five trawlers carrying on
illegal fishing in the night time on daily basis from 8.00 pm to 3.00
am.
The
result of these activities is not only threatened livelihood of
traditional fishermen but also an important sign that Police
Administration as well as Fisheries department administration in Goa
is non-functional and goonda raj is in vogue. We have aleady
communitcated to the Fisheries department via phone calls, sms to
both Fisheries Minister, to both the deputy directors as well as
writen communications. However we are not aware as to what action
Fisheries department has taken after receiving communications from
us.
We
call for your urgent action as the MLA
representing the affected fisher people with threat to livelihood, to
restore law and order in River Zuari by effective and lasting
crackdown on these trawlers and mini purse seine boats carrying on
illegal fishing.
If
they situation is not brought under control then it could snaowball
into major crisis as it has already done in Malvan coast after
raditional fishermen captured three trawlers from Goa and handed over
to police on 12-13 February 2018 ntervening night.
We
assure you of continues support.
Thanking
you,
Yours
Sincerely,
Maggie
Silveira,
President,
Goa State
Sanjay
Pereira
Convener,
Cacra unit
Rohidas
Andrade
Convener,
Bambolim unit
Socorro
Braganza
Convener,
Siridao Unit
Anthony
Cardozo
Convener,
Curca Unit
Sitaram
Pereira
Convener,
Odxel Unit
Milind
Palkar
Convener,
Nauxi unit
Ms.
Kalpana Diukar
Co-convenor,
Odxel Unit
Chandrakant
Lotlikar
Secretary,
Siridao Unit
Hanuman
Dias
Co-convenor,
Odxel Unit
Honu
Divkar,
Co-convener,
Odxel Unit
Deu
Kankonkar
Secretary,
Nauxi Unit
Yeshwant
Shirvoikar,
Co-convener,
Odxel Unit
Manguesh
Sawant,
Co-convener,
Odxel unit
Amir
Mardolkar,
Co-convener,
Nauxim Unit
Francis
Coelho,
Co-convener,
Nauxim Unit
Ms.
Jaya Kuttikar
Co-convenor,
Odxel Unit
Jonu
Shirvoikar,
Co-convenor,
Odxel Unit
Ms.
Sheila D’mello,
Co-convener,
Cacra Unit
Ashok
Kukalkar
Co-convenor,
Odxel Unit
Ganashyam
Diukar
Co-convenor,
Odxel
Uttam
Martins
Co-convener,
Odxel Unit
Rohit
Hadkonkar,
Co-convenor,Bambolim
Unit
Chandrakanth
Rosario
Co-convenor,
Cacra Unit
Sanju
Diukar
Co-convenor,
Odxel Unit
Vijay
Sawant
Co-convenor,
Cacra Unit
Ragunath
Sautodkar
Co-convenor,
Cacra Unit
Mahadev
Andre Rosario
Co-convenor,
Nauxim Unit
5
Administrative Collapse: purse seine and trawling fishing in River Zuari
Date: 22nd February 2018
To,
The
Minister of Fisheries,
Government
of Goa, Secretariat,
Porvorim,
Goa
To,
The
Director
Directorate
of Fisheries
Panjim,
Goa
To,
The
Dy. Director Fisheries,
Directorate
of Fisheries,
Panjim,
Goa
To,
The
Superintendent of Police
Coastal
Security
Police Headquarters, Panjim, Goa
To,
The
Deputy Superintendent of Police
Coastal
Security,
Ribandar,
Goa
To,
The
Police Inspector,
Aggasaim
Police Station,
Agassaim,
Goa
Subject:
Administrative Collapse: purse seine and
trawling fishing in River Zuari
Sir/Madam,
We
wish to bring to your urgent attention that there is resumption of illegal mini
purse seine fishing boat intrusion in Zuari River near the coast from Siridao
to Odxel within one kilometer from the shore. Besides being illegal these boats
are contributory factor to the depletion of fish population as they use small
size nets that are not sanctioned by the Fisheries department.
On
20th evening at around 4.30 pm there were five mini purse seine
boats in Zuari while on 21st February 2018 there were six mini purse
seine boats carrying on illegal fishing at 6.00 am in the morning.
Besides
these mini purse seine boats that are also five trawlers carrying on illegal
fishing in the night time on daily basis from 8.00 pm to 3.00 am.
The
result of these activities is not only threatened livelihood of traditional
fishermen but also an important sign that Police Administration as well as
Fisheries department administration in Goa is non-functional and goonda
raj is in vogue.
We
call for your urgent action to restore law and order in River Zuari by effective
and lasting crackdown on these trawlers and mini purse seine boats carrying on illegal
fishing.
We
assure you of continues support.
Thanking
you,
Yours
Sincerely,
Maggie Silveira,
President, Goa State
Sanjay Pereira
Convener, Cacra unit
Rohidas Andrade
Convener, Bambolim unit
Socorro Braganza
Convener, Siridao Unit
Anthony Cardozo
Convener, Curca Unit
Sitaram Pereira
Convener, Odxel Unit
Milind Palkar
Convener, Nauxi unit
Ms. Kalpana Diukar
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit
Chandrakant Lotlikar
Secretary, Siridao Unit
Hanuman Dias
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit
Honu Divkar,
Co-convener, Odxel Unit
Deu Kankonkar
Secretary, Nauxi Unit
Yeshwant Shirvoikar,
Co-convener, Odxel Unit
Manguesh Sawant,
Co-convener, Odxel unit
Amir Mardolkar,
Co-convener, Nauxim Unit
Francis Coelho,
Co-convener, Nauxim Unit
Ms. Jaya Kuttikar
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit
Jonu Shirvoikar,
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit
Ms. Sheila D’mello,
Co-convener, Cacra Unit
Ashok Kukalkar
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit
Ganashyam Diukar
Co-convenor, Odxel
Uttam Martins
C0-convener, Odxel Unit
Rohit Hadkonkar,
Co-convenor, Bambolim Unit
Chandrakanth Rosario
Co-convenor, Cacra Unit
Sanju Diukar
Co-convenor, Odxel Unit
Vijay Sawant
Co-convenor, Cacra Unit
Ragunath Sautodkar
Co-convenor, Cacra Unit
Mahadev Andre Rosario
Co-convenor, Nauxim Unit