Trolling ban will come into effect in Kerala from June 14 midnight
onwards. Mechanised boats will keep away from sea during Mansoon. Ban will
continue for 45 days. Around 300 boats operating from Beypore port get a
rest time.
Boats from other districts
will leave the port this evening. Many boats are rushing to shore in
the morning onwards.
Fishermen will have a difficult time in Mansoon trolling. Since the
hike in diesel price many fishing boats are facing crisis. Jobless day
is ahead for the common fisher folk. To meet both ends during the days
of ban is very difficult as far as the fishermen are concerned. It is
believed that trolling ban will help regeneration of marine fish
during Manzoon.
While environmentalists and nature lovers support the
ban trollers questions it.
Many fishermen will go for other casual jobs during Mansoon. But many
others will suffer. Traditional workers are the mainly effected group.