Statement: Bottom trawling has been a major concern of Sri Lankan government which has accused Indian fishermen of depleting marine resources around Sri Lanka by resorting to bottom trawling. Courses of actions:
I. The government of India should initiate new measures that would help in reducing bottom trawling by training fishermen in deep-sea fishing and capacity building
II. India should acknowledge that bottom-trawling by its fishermen is posing a challenge to sustainable fishing in the waters around Sri Lanka