45 day ban on fishing comes into effect from April 15

Chennai:  Hundreds of mechanized boats in Nagapattinam and Karaikal districts will not put out to sea from today for one and half months as the annual 45 day ban on fishing these coastal areas comes into force from today.  The Governments of Tamil Nadu and Pondy had imposed the ban under provisions of the Deep sea Fishing Regulation Act, 2001.