Night time illegal trawler fishing in Zuari

                                                  Date: 20^th 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