By Dinitha RathnayakeThe National Fisheries Solidarity Organisation (NAFSO) has welcomed the decision of the Ministry of Fisheries to build artificial reefs and fish-spawning habitats with old buses and concrete structures, despite protests from fishermen in the South Indian State of Tamil Nadu. The Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, with the assistance of the Navy, launched this project to create artificial reefs off Delft Island. “We have urged the Indian Government to follow the same practice, but there has been no positive response. We hope the Indian Government will take necessary steps to ban the destructive method,” Wijesekera noted in his Twitter account. A total of 20 discarded buses have been submerged off the island in the Jaffna seas to help create artificial reefs conducive for the marine environment.

Source: The Nation June 21, 2021 18:22 UTC