The Coast Guard detained 38 fishermen and seized two illegal artisanal trawling boats during an operation in the southern sea area near Saint Martin’s Island early Saturday.
Coast Guard officials said the operation took place around 3am at a depth of about 12 metres, with Coast Guard vessel Shyamol Bangla as part of Operation Coral Island.
During the operation, two illegal artisanal trawling boats were seized.
A search of the boats recovered nine trawling nets and 2,250kg of marine fish. Thirty-eight fishermen were detained in the operation.
The seized boats, trawling nets, fish and detained fishermen are being processed for further legal action, said Lt Commander Sabbir Alam Suzan, media officer of the Coast Guard.
He said the Coast Guard would continue such operations to protect the country’s fishery resources.
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