Forest Department officials have arrested as many as eight fisherman of Andhra Pradesh for allegedly fishing in Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district.
A trawler and 295 kg of fish have been seized from the fishermen’s possession. Officials of Berhampur Forest Circle, acting on a tipoff about the illegal fishing, apprehended the fishermen.
Notably, fishing and similar activities in the portion of the water body have been banned from November 1 to May 31 due to the nesting season of Olive Ridley turtles.