Consumer guide to prawns
Here's an interesting way to combat environmental and human rights impacts: don't annoy the consumers (who have no idea about the conditions in …
"Polluters are today's environmentalists"
Crusader for the rights of over eight million Indian fisherfolk, Thomas Kochery , 57, made news headlines when he rejected the US $150,000 …
The last frontier
The Earth's overexploited seas are in danger of turning into the Last Frontier. In giant, demonic trawls, the World's oceans are being …
Orphans of the river
Riverine fisherfolk, arguably the oldest among traders, are being sold down the river. An unholy synergy of poisoned rivers, government apathy …
Flashpoints
For several years, governments of coastal states have been trying to persuade the Centre to relax the crz rules. Here is how some major '…
Sailing against the tides
India’s first and only licensed fisher-woman, Rekha Karthikeyan, has achieved this feat after challenging many social norms and beliefs
Scales out of balance
A United Nations conference reveals the sense of desperate urgency concerning the oceans' rapidly depleting fish stocks
Going vegan: Where ‘Seaspiracy’ gets it wrong about global fisheries
Adopting veganism doesn’t reduce plastic within the ocean nor will it end climate change or the dominance of the fossil fuel industry
Are fish oil supplements as healthy as we think? And is eating fish better?
Omega 3s present in fish are key to the structure of our cells, and help keep our heart, lungs, blood vessels and immune system working
No small fry: Tiny fish can nourish the world; here is how
Fresh and dried fish are staples of the local diet in many areas and are frequently more affordable or readily available than alternatives like …
Hilsa vanishing from poor and middle-class people’s menu in Odisha
Over-exploitation of fish stocks, construction of dams, use of gill nets and climatic factors to blame
Looking for the right bait
Developing countries like India need to be prepared for multilateral negotiations. This is certainly true of the fishing economy
Growing fences
Burgeoning population and agricultural encroachment in the last half century have erected artificial walls within the Gond tribes. These ethnic …
Caught in the net
The recent ban on shark hunting is only a partial victory for the conservationists. To make it a success, better networking between the coastal …
Trouble at sea
From imposing restrictions on harvesting of shark species to having second thoughts about them, the authorities seem utterly confused
The devil and the 'deep sea' fishing
In the Indian context, the term 'deep sea' has very little to do with depth. It refers to India's Exclusive Economic Zone: the 188 nautical miles …
Fishing in troubled waters
Gastronomic setback
A matter of choice
Ban on mullet sale
Will China challenge world fish stocks?
Perhaps not!
Fisherfolk banned from Jambudwip island
No fishing on island without government's permission, says Supreme Court committee
Fight over fish
Only a few in sensitive list
Fun park, fatal foundation
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