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18 fishermen sent to jail for illegally fishing in Gahirmatha sanctuary

November 2, 2019 - by The Samikhsya

The Samikhsya Bureau Kendrapara: Up Date 2nd Nov: As many as 18 fishermen were arrested and sent to jail for illegally catching fish by trespassing into the Gahirmatha Marine …

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Sea fishing ban in Olive Ridley zone need to balance conservation and livelihood of fisher-folk

January 14, 2019January 23, 2019 - by The Samikhsya

By Ashutosh Mishra Between November and May every year, the Odisha coast gets littered with the carcasses of thousands of endangered Olive Ridley turtles that traverse across oceans to reach …