Chief minister said the definition of ‘operator’ has been expanded to include ‘joint ventures’
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam
Chennai: The state government on Sunday expressed its strong objection to the recent new deep sea fishing guidelines issued by the Centre and said this would lead to “swamping” by foreign fishing vessels in India’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and also increase the regulatory burden on domestic fishing fleets.
Contending that the new deep sea fishing guidelines issued by the department of animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries, ministry of agriculture, on November 12, 2014, had changed the definition of deep sea fishing vessels, reducing the over all length (OAL) to 15 metres from the present 20 metres, Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam said the definition of ‘operator’ has been expanded to include ‘joint ventures’ with up to 49 per cent foreign equity.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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