On a sunny day in January, A. Prakash, 40, sits on a boat in Kovalam, off the East Coast Road (ECR) in Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu. He has just returned from a fishing trip where he saw 10 Olive…
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Forest officials ask fishermen to use Turtle Excluder Devices, seek cooperation of Fisheries Dept. to prevent Olive Ridley deaths
An Olive Ridley sea turtle after it was washed ashore, at Marina Beach in Chennai. | Photo Credit: PTI Officials of the Forest Department in Vijayawada have appealed to the fishermen across the State to use Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs)…