The Manipur advantage

Dry run

The number of Pacific salmons that return to their birth place to spawn is decreasing at a dramatic rate. Despite efforts by the Canadian …

Filth is food!

Making the best of the worst could be the underlying theme behind the garbage-revolution in Nigeria

Looking for the right bait

Developing countries like India need to be prepared for multilateral negotiations. This is certainly true of the fishing economy

Fishing fortunes

A unique fishing cooperative in Bihar's Madhubani district boosts the confidence and economic independence of the local women

Drained dry

...are the local wetlands in Assam on account of short-sighted flood control measures and unsavoury fishing practices

A fish called hilsa

The population of Bangladesh's national fish is rapidly dwindling in local rivers

Force the fish up

The annual Maund festival of the Aglar valley in Uttaranchal is both pure revelry and impure fun, says manisha viren singh

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 …

Marine feuds are festering sores in Kerala

Kerala's coast has become a battleground between traditional and mechanised fishing communities, jeopardising the marine ecosystem.

Devil in deep sea waters

Industrial fishing is fast gobbling up the world's marine resources. Worldwide concern for this humanmade catastrophe has forced nations to draw …

Fishing in truobled water

Does India need to import exotic fish species, when the experience with them has not been particularly good? Besides, the country already boasts …

The wisdom of the unlettered

SAVING THE STURGEON

Leading caviar exporting nations agree to voluntarily restrict sturgeon fishing to pre-empt a ban by CITES

Pollution prototype

Industry's impact on Baddi may soon be repeated across Himachal

Blood on the beach

Fisherfolk on the coast of Saurashtra kill whale sharks to make a living. If this is replaced by an ecotourism scheme the people and the fish …

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 '…

Drained India's inland wetlands

During the last ten years, India has lost about 38 per cent of its inland wetlands; in some districts, as much as 88 per cent of the wetlands …

Choking the gene pool

Wooing back the salmon

International experiences in effective environmental management have their foundation in strict adherence to legal statutes. In this context, …

Assam on a platter

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 …

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 …

The ties that bind

Net gain

Villagers around Tawa reservoir in Madhya Pradesh are finally allowed to retain fishing rights