Kochi, Oct 29: The new Fisheries policy of Kerala will be announced today, state Fisheries Minister K V Thomas said last week.
An expert committee, under the Fisheries Director will be meeting on October 28 at Thiruvananthapuram and give its recommendations, Thomas told a press meet here.
MPs and MLAs of the coastal belt would also be meeting to discuss the recommendations.
The next-day the four-member ministerial sub-committee comprising Thomas, Agriculture Minister, K R Gowri, Cooperation Minister M V Raghavan and Labour Minister, Babu Divakaran, would give final touches to the policy after perusing the recommendations, after which the policy would be announced at the state capital, he said.

On the recent violent incidents involving the fishermen from Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Thomas said the present status quo should be maintained. Fishermen from other states were engaged in fishing only beyond 30 km from the state's coastline and government cannot prevent them from doing so.


Bureau Report