Small fish trawlers owners protest govt circular, form human chain
Our Correspondent | Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Our Correspondent
CHITTAGONG, Feb 28: Owners of fishing trawlers today demonstrated and formed human chain in the city protesting a fisheries directorate circular limiting the wooden trawler's stay time in the sea to seven days. They termed the government circular as ill motivated and demanded withdrawal of the same as it will destroy the small trawler owners and fishermen. Several hundred fishermen, wooden small trawler owners and their employees staged demonstration and formed human chain in front of Chittagong Press Club from 10 to 11.30 in the morning against the order which, they said, was issued to protect interest of the mechanized trawler owners. They alleged that the fisheries directorate recently issued a circular for small fishermen having wooden trawlers to limit their stay to seven days per trip in the sea instead of 15 days. "If the circular is not withdrawn and sea trips not restored to 15 days we will announce fresh programme to protest the move," said Jane Alam, president of the association. He said that they have been fishing in the sea for the last 40 years in this way but vested quarters are serving against the present government to provide monopoly fishing business to the well-off trawler owners.
CHITTAGONG, Feb 28: Owners of fishing trawlers today demonstrated and formed human chain in the city protesting a fisheries directorate circular limiting the wooden trawler's stay time in the sea to seven days. They termed the government circular as ill motivated and demanded withdrawal of the same as it will destroy the small trawler owners and fishermen. Several hundred fishermen, wooden small trawler owners and their employees staged demonstration and formed human chain in front of Chittagong Press Club from 10 to 11.30 in the morning against the order which, they said, was issued to protect interest of the mechanized trawler owners. They alleged that the fisheries directorate recently issued a circular for small fishermen having wooden trawlers to limit their stay to seven days per trip in the sea instead of 15 days. "If the circular is not withdrawn and sea trips not restored to 15 days we will announce fresh programme to protest the move," said Jane Alam, president of the association. He said that they have been fishing in the sea for the last 40 years in this way but vested quarters are serving against the present government to provide monopoly fishing business to the well-off trawler owners.