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Lack of safety takes toll on fishermen
Special Correspondent
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“Most of the accidents occur owing to lack of modern communication equipment”
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As per available statistics, only 20-30 per cent of fishermen use mechanised boats FAO of the United Nations has designed a global safety at sea programme
CHENNAI: There are over one million fishermen living in the Bay of Bengal region, of which 50 per cent are in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Safety takes the back seat when they go for fishing in the high seas, and this causes the death of 25,000 fishermen every year.
Most of the accidents occur owing to the lack of modern communication equipment and life jackets, or faulty boats, among other things. As per the available statistics, only 20-30 per cent of fishermen use mechanised boats; the rest use traditional boats.
To check the number of accidents at sea and the effects of such accidents, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has designed a global safety at sea programme. It will be revealed at a two-day national workshop being organised here on December 3 and 4 in association with the Union Ministry of Agriculture.
In South Asia, the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO), in coordination with the FAO Regional Project Coordinator, will implement the project. A sum of $2.5 million has been set aside for two years.
Talking to newsmen here on Thursday, BoBP Director Y.S. Yadava said this was the first time a national workshop was being held in a comprehensive manner to address the problems of various stakeholders. The information and guidelines would be submitted to the State Government for framing suitable rules.
“The preparatory work is on. We have selected Vishakapatnam and Royapuram to carry out field activities. Around six members each from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu fishing associations are taking part in the workshop, and they would train the fishermen,” he said.
FAO Regional Project Coordinator R. Ravikumar said though there were mandatory safety laws for larger vessels, boats under 24 metres were not taken seriously. The need of the hour was to address this sector.
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