Beginning on November 1, the Odisha government has banned fishing along its coast for seven months. The Olive Ridley sea turtles are endangered, and the decision is intended to protect their nesting and breeding grounds. The marine fishing restriction that has been in place along the coast of Odisha for seven months will not end until May 31.
The instruction states that in order to protect the uncommon species, fishing has been absolutely forbidden within 20 miles of the shoreline. The prohibition also covers the mouths of the Devi, Dhamra, and Rushikulya rivers, three of the main mass nesting locations for the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles along the Odisha coast.

Nonetheless, fisherman can fish more than 20 km from the coast or into the deep sea. Traditional fisherman using non-mechanized boats under 8.5 meters are permitted to fish in certain areas outside of turtle protection zones, but mechanised boats and trawlers are absolutely forbidden.
Areas where turtles congregate, mate, and nest have been subject to rigorous regulations. One of the biggest Olive Ridley turtle breeding groups in the world takes place in Odisha each year. The seasonal ban is crucial to the conservation of the species and the preservation of the fragile equilibrium of the coastal ecology when the turtles' breeding season commences.