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60 days fishing ban along Odisha's coastline comes into effect
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Bhubaneswar(15/04/2025): The annual 60-day fishing ban along the coastline of Odisha came into effect from today, April 15. The ban has been imposed to the protect marine life during the peak breeding season. All the mechanised boats and trawlers are barred from fishing activities until June 14. According to Bijay Kar, Assistant Fisheries Officer, Paradip, the mechanised boats and trawlers were instructed to return to their jetties and harbours by midnight of April 14.No one is allowed to go into the sea during this period. The restriction is enforced under the Odisha Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 1982, and covers the entire 484-kilometre coastline of the state.Around 21,000 fishing vessels, including 2,000 trawlers registered with the fisheries department, will be affected. However, small mechanised and non-mechanised boats under 8.5 metres in length are allowed to operate, but only in territorial waters and for catching pelagic fish.