Automated Translation:
Fishermen's census to start on Monday

Malvan, 28th: Fishermen’s census along India’s coastline will be done. The census will be started from Monday 19th February on the Malwan coast of on behalf of the Central Marine Fisheries Research (Cochin) Institute attached to the Central Goverment, in collaboration with the Fisheries Department. All family members including the fishermen will be recorded by classifying them according to the fishing method. After this census, more strength will be gained while implementing the fisheries policy or various schemes at the government level. At the same time, the number of hundreds of foreign fishermen on the coast will be clear.

Earlier, during 2010, a census of fishermen was conducted along the coast. Now this new initiative taken by the government is considered to raise the expectations for the fishermen. The figure of traditional fishing will come to the government table in a more clear and official form. It was also said that this census will also be used to give justice to fishermen while solving their problems through this method. Although the statistics of fishermen will be clear in this census of coastal fishermen, some questions are being raised by fishermen. The statistics of fishermen will be known from the census survey. There are many generations of fishermen living on the coast. After their record is clear, the government will be in a better position to relax the terms of the CRZ Act, which is oppressive to fishermen along the coast.