Bottom Trawling – An Unsustainable Fishing Practice And Reason Behind Indian Fishermen Captured By Sri Lanka
Prasanth D, Government Law College Viluppuram
Selvi G, Government Law College Viluppuram
ABSTRACT
This paper is related to the Sustainable Development Goal No. 14 labelled as ‘Life below water’ and in the present INTERNATIONAL MULTI- DISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE organized by Kristu Jayanti College of Law titled “FOSTERING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs) – NEW DIMENSIONS AND DYNAMICS” Sub theme No. 01 of Law that is Blue Economy and its legal implications. This paper in detail elucidate the issues in Bottom Trawling and its impact on the life below the water. Recently the Indian Government has stopped issuing licenses to the new Bottom Trawlers and Sri Lanka has enacted a legislation on banning Bottom Trawlers. There is on going border issues between India and Sri Lanka over Bottom Trawlers. This paper also in detail studies the Sri Lanka's Legislation and Indian Stakeholder reaction over it. This paper also briefly discusses the disputes between the Indian Fishermen and the Sri Lankan Navy along side Sri Lankan Fishermen. This paper elaborately discusses the solution of bottom trawlers which are existing and I will be in detail study the success of such vessels and their demand. This paper will critically examine the bottom trawling however this paper will study the loss faced by the fishermen community over this sustainable change. This paper will study the measures taken by various government over ensuring sustainable practices followed in Blue Economy.
Keywords: Blue Economy, India, Sri Lanka, Bottom Trawling and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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