Fishers from coastal Andhra seek Forest Rights Act-style law to protect fishing grounds

Traditional fishers from six coastal districts in Andhra Pradesh gathered at the Fishery Survey of India hall in Visakhapatnam on Thursday to discuss a new law. They want a law similar to the Forest Rights Act that would protect their fishing grounds and access routes from being displaced by coastal development projects. The meeting aimed to secure legal safeguards for their livelihoods.

Participants at the consultation of traditional fishers from six coastal districts at the Fishery Survey of India hall in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. Special Arrangement Traditional fishers from six coastal Andhra districts have asked for a law on the lines of the Forest Rights Act to protect their fishing grounds and access routes from displacement by coastal projects.

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