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“From fish catchers to sellers and boat mechanics, each trawler supports at least 20 families. More than 100 days have passed.
They said the state govt had failed to resolve the issue. Despite repeated requests, the issue remains unresolved, they said. Our livelihoods are at stake,” said B Raj, a fisher whose boat was seized. Fisheries department officials met Andhra Pradesh authorities in mid-Sept, but no progress had been made since, they said. Thousands of fisherfolk will stay off the waters indefinitely if this is not resolved,” said M K Vijesh, president of Kasimedu Visaipagadu Urimayalargal Sangam.
Chennai: Kasimedu fishermen have sought the Union govt’s intervention to recover eight boats seized by Andhra Pradesh coastal authorities. TN govt has not found any solution. This is not even a case of fishing in another country’s waters. We all belong to the same country. “The fisheries minister has also not been accessible since Sept.