The Sri Lankan Navy arrested 29 fishermen for the use of illegal fishing equipment in the seas off Seelawathura in Mannar.
Navy Spokesperson Captain Akram Alavi said that the fishing equipment in their possession was also seized.
The navy spokesperson added that the arrested fishermen were handed over to the custody of the District Fisheries Office, in Mannar for further investigations.
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