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Northern fishermen up in arms

Jaffna District Parliamentarian, Minister Douglas Devananda, and all fishermen's unions in the Northern Province have vehemently condemned the double standards adopted by Tamil Nadu political leaders on the livelihood problem of Northern fishermen.

Instead of trying to restore the status quo and gain political mileage, the Tamil Nadu political leaders should view the livelihood problems of the Tamils of the North and the East, Minister Devananda said.

The Northern fishermen are unable to go to sea to eke out a living due to threats from thousands of poachers who continue to deplete the fish resources by engaging in illegal methods, Presidents of Fishermen's Unions representing the four fishing districts of the Northern Province said.

The Katchativu Island that was ceded to Sri Lanka is now used by Northern Tamil fishermen. The Tamil Nadu leaders who are agitating to retrieve this island should understand this fact as well, they said.

Minister Devananda said that bottom trawler fishing by poachers has caused a grave livelihood problem to the Northern fishermen.

The fishermen are unable to go to sea because they are threatened by poachers and their fishing method also destroys their nets, he said. The Northern fishermen lost their lives and properties during the three-decade terrorism and were unable to fish during that period, he said.

Although peace and normalcy have been restored the cross-border problem deters them from going to sea, he said. Minister Devananda held discussions with fishermen's representatives from both sides during St. Anthony's church festival in Katchaitivu last month and made representations to the two Governments stressing the need for joint patrolling in the Palk Straits, he said.

 

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