ARRESTED DRY SHARK 07 KGS AND 08 NOS OF SHARK PIN

Coast Guard personnel per Fishing Monitoring Duties at Cod Bay fishery harbour arrested 01 multiday fishing trawler named ‘Sujani - II’ and 01 crew member along with 07 kgs of Dry Shark and 08 nos of shark pin on 26th March 2018. Arrested persons, illegal fishing catch and trawler handed over to the fisheries development officer Trincomalee for further investigation and legal action.

The Shark is a protected species under Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act no. 2 of 1996.