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Mackerel has become the most landed marine fish in Indian coasts displacing oil sardine from the top spot as Indian marine fish catches fall 9% in 2018 from previous year. The annual survey report prepared by Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (C...

Sri Lankan Navy personnel on Friday arrested six Indian fishermen hailing from the state of Tamil Nadu for allegedly catching fish in the Sri Lankan water, India's newly created Department of Fisheries said. The fishermen from Nambuthalai in Ramanathapura...

Oil sardine catch has declined sharply with a 54% fall in landings across the country. The popular fish variety fell to the 9th position in 2018. It had the top position in 2017. From the 2017 landings of 3.37 lakh tonnes, the figure came down to 1.55 lak...

The proposed Sagarmala projects, relaxation of the Coastal Regulation Zone norms, and the latest hike in diesel price are attempts to oust fishers from their natural habitat, say unions which have called on the government to step in to help them overcome ...

Plagued by the regular sinking of fishing trawlers and loss of lives of fishermen, the West Bengal government will hold a meeting with the fishermen association to prepare a blueprint on how to train them and minimise such accidents, said fisheries minist...

After developing the rapid detection kit for testing fish quality, Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) is trying to identify the adhoc limits for naturally-occurring formaldehyde in fresh and marine fishes. CIFT, the national referral laborat...

Officials of the State Pollution Control Board have ordered disconnection of power of two industrial units in the Nalagarh industrial area after the officials found laxity in their effluent discharge mechanism. The action follows a fish mortality incident...

The fishermen, who are struggling to survive due to depleting marine resources, have been hit hard by the increase in fuel prices. Several traditional fishermen had stopped venturing into the sea four months ago due to non-availability of fish in the coa...

Last month, the Indian government created its first ministry for fisheries. Although it clubs fishing together rather oddly with animal husbandry and dairy, the move fulfills a long-standing demand of the country’s fishing community and becomes the late...

Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has captured four foreign fishing vessels trespassing in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Maldives without authorization. The MNDF Coast Guard 'Shaheed Ali' captured the vessels 140 nautical miles east from V. Fulidhoo...