Sri Lanka's Fisheries Minister urges CM Vijay to ban bottom trawling
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📌 Summary:
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Sri Lanka's Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to ban bottom trawling, a destructive fishing method prohibited in Sri Lanka since 2017
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He expressed willingness to resolve the long-standing fisheries conflict through talks and diplomatic channels, and hoped to visit Tamil Nadu
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He referred to the long-festering fisheries conflict in the Palk Strait, which affects Tamil fishermen in northern Sri Lanka and their counterparts in Tamil Nadu
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The conflict centres on competing livelihoods and a depleted fish catch in the shared waters
🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 — India-Sri Lanka relations, the Palk Bay fisheries dispute, sustainable fishing practices, and the interplay of federal units (Tamil Nadu) with neighbourhood diplomacy
📝 Prelims Facts:
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Bottom trawling has been banned in Sri Lanka since 2017
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The Palk Strait separates Tamil Nadu (India) from northern Sri Lanka
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The fisheries conflict primarily affects fishermen of Tamil Nadu and northern Sri Lanka
🔑 Key Term: Bottom trawling — a fishing method that drags heavy weighted nets across the sea floor, causing severe damage to marine habitats and depleting fish stocks
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