TN to study fishing ban, boost resource stock assessment

THE state has initiated a major research effort under the Tamil Nadu Innovative Initiatives (TANI) scheme to revalidate the seasonal fishing ban along its coast and improve stock assessment of marine resources.

- SV KRISHNA CHAITANYA @ Chennai

The project, led by Tamil Nadu Dr J Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNJFU), is expected to provide evidence-based recommendations on whether the current 61-day annual ban requires modification in timing or duration.

At present, Tamil Nadu, along with other east coast states, imposes a fishing ban from April 15 to June 14 every year to allow commercially important marine species to breed and replenish.