Off the water and into the workshop, a paint job here, a repair there: Where fishing boats go during trawling ban

The trawling ban is a period that boat owners make use of to undertake repair works on their fishing boats. The 47-day trawling ban ends on July 31 midnight. Express photojournalist Albin Mathew visits a boat repair yard in Ochanthuruthu in Vypin Island, off Kochi, Kerala on Wednesday to capture shots of the ongoing work.

The trawling ban is a period that boat owners make use of to undertake repair works on their fishing boats. The 47-day trawling ban ends on July 31 midnight. Express photojournalist Albin Mathew visits a boat repair yard in Ochanthuruthu in Vypin Island,  

The trawling ban is a period that boat owners make use of to undertake repair works on their fishing boats. The 47-day trawling ban ends on July 31 midnight. Express photojournalist Albin Mathew visits a boat repair yard in Ochanthuruthu in Vypin Island on Wednesday to capture shots of the ongoing work.

The trawling ban is a period that boat owners make use of to undertake repair works on their fishing boats. The 47-day trawling ban ends on July 31 midnight. Express photojournalist Albin Mathew visits a boat repair yard in Ochanthuruthu in Vypin Island on Wednesday to capture shots of the ongoing work.

The trawling ban is a period that boat owners make use of to undertake repair works on their fishing boats. The 47-day trawling ban ends on July 31 midnight. Express photojournalist Albin Mathew visits a boat repair yard in Ochanthuruthu in Vypin Island on Wednesday to capture shots of the ongoing work.

The trawling ban is a period that boat owners make use of to undertake repair works on their fishing boats. The 47-day trawling ban ends on July 31 midnight. Express photojournalist Albin Mathew visits a boat repair yard in Ochanthuruthu in Vypin Island on Wednesday to capture shots of the ongoing work.

The trawling ban is a period that boat owners make use of to undertake repair works on their fishing boats. The 47-day trawling ban ends on July 31 midnight. Express photojournalist Albin Mathew visits a boat repair yard in Ochanthuruthu in Vypin Island on Wednesday to capture shots of the ongoing work.

The trawling ban is a period that boat owners make use of to undertake repair works on their fishing boats. The 47-day trawling ban ends on July 31 midnight. Express photojournalist Albin Mathew visits a boat repair yard in Ochanthuruthu in Vypin Island on Wednesday to capture shots of the ongoing work.

The trawling ban is a period that boat owners make use of to undertake repair works on their fishing boats. The 47-day trawling ban ends on July 31 midnight. Express photojournalist Albin Mathew visits a boat repair yard in Ochanthuruthu in Vypin Island on Wednesday to capture shots of the ongoing work.

The trawling ban is a period that boat owners make use of to undertake repair works on their fishing boats. The 47-day trawling ban ends on July 31 midnight. Express photojournalist Albin Mathew visits a boat repair yard in Ochanthuruthu in Vypin Island on Wednesday to capture shots of the ongoing work.