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Seven Andhra Pradesh fishers held for intruding into Gahirmatha marine sanctuary

Bhubaneswar, Nov 18 (UNI) The forest officials on Tuesday arrested seven marine fishermen from Andhra Pradesh on the charge of illegally fishing within the turtle congregation zone in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary of Odisha’s Kendrapara district, said forest officials.
The arrested marine fishermen were natives of Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh. The trawl and fishing implements used by them for sea voyage in prohibited marine sanctuary areas were seized.
Later they were remanded to judicial custody under relevant sections of the wildlife protection act, 1972, said officials.
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