With the weathermen predicting timely arrival of monsoon this year, the clamour for and against the trawling ban has gained strength in Kerala. While the boat operators are continuing their lobbying

Overfishing is one part human nature, and two parts poor management : a

The Orissa High Court has given sanction to the controversial fishing jetty project near Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary. The project had attracted media attention in 1994 when wildlife activists and

The Tamil Nadu Government will shortly launch a Rs. 15-crore programme with Centre's assistance for developing fish-landing centres, the Tamil Nadu Minister for Fisheries,Ms. S. Jenefer Chandran,

The MV Greenpeace intercepted the first two illegal Italian driftneters of the season, 18 miles off the west coast of Sardinia The first of the driftneters, was fishing with a 5,85 kilometers net,

Gujarat led the national marine produce for 1997-98 with a volume of seven lakh tonnes, registering a six per cent growth over 6.60 lakh tonnes in the previous year. The contribution from inland

Traditional fishermen in Kerala are up in arms against the Centre's decision to allow import of some marine products under the Open General

Hong Kong is facing a renewed threat from the red tide sea algae which has already devastated the fishing industry, an expert said, on Friday, as five beaches were closed to

The United States will not revoke the ban on shrimp imports from India unless Indian fishermen use turtle-excluding devices (TED), the State Department said on Friday. India and some other countries

Bangladesh will receive five million US dollars from the United States for the Management of Aquatic Ecosystems through Community Husbandry (MACH) project under an agreement signed in