Protecting marine animals and fishermen with FFMA
The endangered Olive Ridley Turtles along Odisha Coast needs protection. It is an important site for millions of marine Olive Ridley that migrate from faraway places for mass nesting. This is an annual phenomenon, and therefore mechanised and motorised fishing are banned from November 1st of given year to May 31st of the following year (seven months) vide Odisha Government Notification No. 12312 dated 12.11.2014.
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Design & Web – S Kannappan
Coordination & Editing – Sangeetha Rajeesh
Contributing authors – Dr S.Velvizhi
Editorial support – R Surya