Kendrapara, Nov 22 : Eight fishermen were arrested for trespassing and illegally catching
fish at the No Fishing Zone of Gahirmatha marine Sanctuary
The forest personnel also seized a fishing trawler, four quintals of fish catch, 2 GPS, one VHF, one Fish finder and 10 fishing nets from the possession of arrested fishermen belonging to Bhadrak, Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts.
They Were booked under various sections of Wildlife protection Act,1972 and later produced before the JMFC court of Rajnagar which they remanded into Jail Custody
In another incident Kanika Forest Range officials on Monday arrested five persons for catching fish illegally in the water bodies under Sapuadiha Protected Forest within Bhitarkanika National park.
The forest personnel also seized a mechanised boat,bill hook and net from the possession of arrested persons,Ranger of Kanika forest Range Manas Kumar Das..
All the arrested persons belonged to Bhadrak district.
The five were booked under Wildlife protection Act,1972 and later produced before the JMFC court of Rajnagar which remanded into jail custody.
