Fishermen net little profit, thanks to high diesel price

Chennai | Monday | 18th June, 2018

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But the catch was not great, and the profit too was not much due to high diesel prices. “For instance, if a boat owner had spent ?50,000 on diesel, the boat returned with a catch of less than ?10,000, which is a loss. The boats spent two to three days at sea and returned early on Sunday morning. more-inSunday was special for the city’s fishermen as they returned to the sea after a 61-day-long ban on mechanised boats entering the waters. “Some fishing grounds frequented by fishermen did not have fish and in some spots, nets got caught and were damaged..