Tag: Gahirmatha Sanctuary

Kendrapara: Forest personnel have taken into custody 18 sea-going fishermen in a mid-sea interception of unlawful fishing activity along the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha, a forest official said said. Two fishing trawlers used by the intruders for fishing along the prohibited sanctuary area in Kendrapara district were also seized yesterday by the patrolling unit […]

Kendrapara: Like every year, a seven-month-long fishing ban in the state coastline came into force from today following a directive of the Odisha Forest Department. The government has reportedly imposed a ban on the movement of fishing boats and trawlers in vulnerable coastal zones for the annual mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles. As estimated, […]

Kendrapara: Millions of Olive Ridley hatchlings have crawled their way to the sea over the past month after emerging from eggs at the Gahirmatha sanctuary here, marking the culmination of the annual sojourn of the endangered species to the Odisha island. Around 4.70 lakh female turtles had turned up to lay eggs, a phenomenon otherwise […]