Udupi : Seven deep sea fishing boats from Malpe have been seized by the police at Ratnagiri. All the crew have been detained. The action was taken on the grounds of violation of fishing regulations. It is said the huge catch of fish   in the boats, has also been seized.

However, fishermen in Malpe say that there was no violation of rules and that the Maharashtra police  were only harassing the local fishermen.

It is also said that the local fishermen  who were facing problems due to low fish catch were moving elsewhere hoping for a good catch.