Digital Goa, May 4- The annual 61 day fishing ban will be effective in Goa from tomorrow, June 1 to July 31. During this period, mechanised fishing is prohibited along the sea coast and territorial waters of Goa. “Government of Goa, having regard to the need to conserve fish, hereby prohibits fishing by fishing vessels fitted with mechanical means of propulsion and by means of trawl-net and purse-seine net, except fishing by registered motorized canoes using gill nets only, and fitted with outboard or inboard motors, of upto 10 HP capacity, as a means of propulsion, along the sea coast of the State of Goa and the territorial waters of the State of Goa, with effect from 1st June, 2023 till 31st July, 2023 (both days inclusive),”states a notification by the State Fisheries Dept in this regards on April 27.
Notification https://digitalgoa.com/fishing-ban/
