VISAKHAPATNAM: A group of traditional fishermen under the banner of "Ring Valala Vyatireka Ikyavedika" alleged that despite the ban, some fishermen in and around Vizag have been using the ring net in the restricted area of the Bay of Bengal. They also alleged that the ring nets have hit hard to the livelihood of traditional fishermen but no action was initiated till now.
Tedu Shankar of Ikyavedika said that a ring net is a long net that is used to surround fish with a wall of netting. It captures everything that it encloses. He said that the ring net used by some fishermen leaves local and traditional fishermen with no catch.
