Fishing ban from April 15

The State government on Monday issues orders prohibiting fishing activities on the sea (in the territorial limits of A.P.) from a period of 61 days i.e. from April 15 to June 14 by all mechanised and motorised vessels fitted with inboard or outboard engines excluding non-motorised crafts as per the powers vested with it under Section 4 (2) of A.P. Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 1994.

Commissioner of Fisheries Ramashankar Naik stated in a press release that the objective of the ban was to observe conservancy during the breeding season of prawn and fish.