Fishermen's body calls for nation-wide stir on Oct 15

"What the fishermen need is the right to fish. Many regulations in the policy and the Act are anti-fishermen. Take the case of MFRM Bill. It proposes to consider the whole exclusive economic zone of the country, that extends up to 200 nautical miles, as territorial waters. It also mandated that the Central Government has the right to regulate and manage activities in territorial waters. It's an infringement upon our rights. We want the parliamentarians to take up the issue," Peter said. Meanwhile, the Centre is of the stance that as per the recommendation of the National Policy on Marine Fisheries, it is initiating various activities to popularise deep sea fishing. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttp://www.tripntale.com/profile/166558