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Navy nabs 36 individuals in crackdown on illegal fishing practices

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September 30, 2025

In separate operations conducted by the Navy with the assistance of Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, from 16 to 25 Sep, 36 individuals involved in various illegal fishing activities were apprehended along with 13 dinghies and 02 canoes in multiple locations across the island.

In the coastal areas of Boulder Point, Norway Island, Alampil, Diamond Point, Vavunativu, Foul Point, Pigeon Island and Palaminmadu in Trincomalee and South Bar in Mannar, the Eastern and North Central Naval C

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