The Sri Lanka Navy stays vigilant and conducts operations to fight unlawful fishing in its sea and coastal areas, with a view to supporting authorized fishing actions.
As an extension of those efforts, SLNS Parakumba within the Japanese Naval Command performed a search operation within the Upparu sea space the place the suspicious dinghy was noticed. After conducting a extra thorough search of the dinghy, naval personnel apprehended eight people who had been concerned in unlawful fishing utilizing unauthorized fishing nets. The suspects had been taken into custody, together with their fishing gear and the dinghy.
The individuals held on this operation are residents of Kinniya space, who’re from 23 to 63 years of age. The people together with the seized gadgets had been handed over to the Fisheries Inspector of Muthur for onward authorized motion.
