The Documentation Centre of ICSF was initiated in 1999, in Chennai, India.

Corporation to construct four fish markets at Sasthana, Sagara, NR Pura and Virajpet, says chairperson. The Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation Ltd (KFDC) has posted a net profit of Rs 2.26 crore in 2016-17, which is first time in the history of t...

16 Asia-Pacific countries are participating in tariff negotiations in Hyderabad. With the 19th round of negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) under way at Hyderabad, civil society organisations and advocacy groups are ste...

The new Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) map of Tiruvallur district has marked the 6,400-acre Ennore Creek as “Petrochemical Industrial Park”. Activists fear this is a backdoor attempt to industrialise the creek, an ecologically sensitive area where the ...

Sea water intrusion from the Bay of Khambhat has destroyed several hectares of agricultural land and affected the livelihoods of fisherfolk. Rural areas in the downstream of the Narmada dam in the Bharuch district of Gujarat have been in the midst of one ...

Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development has taken steps to implement a joint mosquito prevention program in fisheries harbor premises in parallel to the national Dengue prevention program. Accordingly, the program, organized by the Ceyl...

To replenish the Dal Lake’s fish stocks, which are depleting due to the lake’s increased pollution levels and prevalent, illegal fish-catching methods, the department of fisheries has carried out stocking its waters with common carp. More than five la...

The Odisha government on Sunday issued a flood alert in six districts after the meteorological department forecast heavy rainfall in the next two days. The fishermen have also been advised to be cautious while venturing into the sea. The Revenue and Disas...

Heavy rains since Friday night created a flood-like situation in several parts of Gujarat on Saturday, leaving three persons dead, the state government said. Surendranagar, Rajkot and Morbi districts in Saurashtra region were the worst affected by the hea...

Incessant heavy rains in Gangetic West Bengal has led to flooding of several low lying areas, even as the Met department warned of similar weather till Tuesday. "Heavy to very heavy rain occurred in several parts of Gangetic West Bengal since yesterday an...

Eight young men from the local fishing community in Malvan, coastal Maharashtra, knew for years that abandoned fishing nets criss-cross the underwater area just off their village, but never gave the subject much thought. Now, having obtained scuba diving ...