[Reader-list] Meet to discuss key issues in fisheries sector

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   The national committee of the National Fishworkers Forum is meeting at
      New Delhi on Friday to chalk out a nationwide campaign on issues
affecting
      fisherfolk and exert pressure on the government for remedial measures.

      A press note quoting NFF general secretary T.Peter said on Thursday
      that the meeting would discuss the proposed amendments to the Coastal
      Regulation Zone notification, the demand for a Fisheries
Ministry, a 90-day
      trawling ban, fuel subsidy for fishing boats, the threat posed by
      construction and tourism activities to the livelihood of coastal
      communities, and the arrest of Indian fishermen by neighbouring countries.

      NFF representatives from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka,
      Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Odisha, and Bengal are
      expected to participate in the meeting.