Kerala sets up Committee for Safety of Fishers

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Kerala’s Fisheries Department has constituted a seven-member committee to study and submit report on methods to resolve issues related to safety at sea.
The Committee is headed by P. Sahadevan who was former additional director of fisheries.
The Committee will study and submit report on methods to resolve issues related to safety at sea, coastal security and vessel monitoring systems (VMS).
It will also look after illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Committee will also analyse the ”latest trends and internationally available options”.
Kerala’s Fisheries department decided to constitute the committee as long-term solution because of increasing instances of fishing-related accidents at sea, especially during monsoons; problems related to coastal security and illegal & unregulated fishing.