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Mr Jarkiholi responded positively to the request and promised to take steps to meet this demand and also to convene a meeting of officials of the department next week.
The delegation which met the minister included Malpe Fishermen’s Association president, Satish Kunder, All India Fishermen’s Association general secretary, Dayanand K Suvarna, Chairman of Deep Sea Fishing Corporation, Kishore D Suvarna, Malpe Fishermen’s Association general secretary, Gopal R K, Fish Merchants Association general secretary, Ratnakar Salian and members, Karunakar Salian, Santosh Salian, and district president of Mogaveera Youth Organization, Vinay Karkera and some other members.