RIGHT OF INNOCENT PASSAGE FOR FISHING VESSELS: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
Date : 05-05-2017
There have been a few recent arrests of Sri Lankan vessels by the Indian Coast Guard while returning after fishing in international waters. Twenty nine fishermen with the vessels were also arrested on 27 April 2017 by Pakistan Maritime Security Agency on charges of trespassing see. Such arrests of fishers from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India by the respective maritime security agencies is a regular feature as fishers continue to seek fishing grounds irrespective of the maritime boundaries.
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