150 fishermen get Rs 26L for setting marine animals free
ByVallabh OzarkarVallabh Ozarkar / Updated: Feb 21, 2021, 06:56 IST
The state government has paid Rs 26.50 lakh as compensation to 150 fishermen for setting
marine animals free after they were caught in their nets during fishing.
In order to protect
marine biodiversity and to shield fishermen from incurring losses, the state government had in December 2018 announced a compensation for those fishermen who have to cut their expensive nets to release turtles, shark, dolphins or even protected fish such as sawfish and guitar fish back into the sea.
According to the compensation scheme, if any fisherman or fisherwoman releases such rare fish or animal which is caught in their net and the net is damaged in the process, they should file an application before the chief conservator of forests, mangrove protection cell. The state government will provide them a compensation of up to Rs 25,000.