Question : FISHING INDUSTRY



(a) whether the fishing industry in Vizag is suffering a lot due to the ban on the entry of fishing boats from Andhra Pradesh into the Bay of Bengal and Orissa coasts;

(b) if so, whether the Government has convened any meeting with boat owners to discuss the issue and decide on further steps to be taken;

(c) if so, the details and outcome thereof;

(d) whether the Government has received any proposal for the fisherfolk allowing them to fish in any part of the country; and

(e) if so, the action taken thereon?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA)

(a): No, Sir.

(b): Does not arise.

(c): Does not arise.

(d) & (e): Yes, Sir. The request of mechanized fishing trawlers of Andhra Pradesh for permitting them in Orissa State waters has been rejected by the Orissa State Fisheries Department.