Sri Lanka Navy apprehended seven Indian fishermen and seized a fishing trawler. The fishermen were poaching in Sri Lankan waters North of Thalai-mannar in the dawn of February 8. The apprehension was carried out by a Fast Attack Craft on patrol, attached to Northern Naval Command.
The fishermen an d the trawler were handed over to the Assistant Director of Fisheries in the Directorate of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources- Mannar.