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Poaching: Devananda asks for UN intervention amidst protests in TN over latest arrests

By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Oct 19, 2023The government has requested UN intervention to prevent the large Indian fishing fleet from poaching in Sri Lankan waters. Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda has made the request on behalf of the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government. A statement issued by the Fisheries Ministry on 16 Oct., quoted Devananda as having told UN Resident Coordinator in Colombo Marc-André Franche that the invasion of Sri Lankan waters was a serious problem. The…