Navy arrests 8 persons engaged in illegal fishing
 

A team of naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command, during a routine patrol, apprehended 8 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing using unauthorized fishing nets in the waters off Norway Island today (01, July). 

Along with the fishermen; a dinghy and an unauthorized fishing net approximately 225 m long were taken into naval custody. The apprehended fishermen and fishing gears were handed over to the Assistant Directorate of Fisheries, Trincomalee for onward action.