This video is made as a representation to the Government of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, and also the Ministry of Fisheries, pleading on behalf of the fisher people in the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay seeking a revocation of the blanket ban on sea-cucumber harvesting and adoption of more scientific methods of conservation. The video link is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTC5ud_jMII&feature=share