COVID-19: Traditional fisherfolk left in the lurch

They are not included in PM-Kisan and hence are not eligible for benefits similar to farmers

Seaweed: The next big thing in Indian agriculture set to come from the Eastern Coast

The Indian government has come up with a package of Rs 640 crore to promote seaweed cultivation of up to 1.12 million tonnes by 2025; can it succeed?

Thazhampettai: Climate change, erratic ocean currents make fishing in this Tamil Nadu village unpredictable

More frequent and deadlier cyclones as well as the construction of private harbours in Tharangambadi has only added to the woes of the fisherfolk

As oceans warm & fishers risk their lives more, a new study on Kerala claims it can save lives with localised forecasts

Kerala fishers, on society’s margins, disregard large area forecasts & take risks for their livelihood as the Arabian becomes more …

Why the deportation of an English anthropologist has south Kerala’s fishing communities worried

Filippo Osella was about to launch a precise early weather-warning system the fish workers badly need

People’s agenda for coastal, river erosion: Local climate efforts need not be stalled for want of global action

While rehabilitating coastal communities, special attention must be given to traditional and customary rights of fishing communities over coastal …

International Whale Shark Day: Wildlife Trust of India launches campaign to sensitise fishers along southwest coast

Whale shark landings and stranding are largely reported from Kerala, according to WTI

Marine protection falls short of the 2020 target to safeguard 10% of the world’s oceans. A UN treaty and lessons from Antarctica could help

Stronger Antarctic leadership is urgently needed to safeguard the Southern Ocean and beyond

Just transition in petrochemicals: Dahej near Bharuch is Asia’s richest industrial zone. But what of its local fisherfolk

Industrial pollution has destroyed local fisheries in the Gujarat port, with fisherfolk forced to seek work in the units they sold their lands to

Two ‘tiger widows’ in the Sundarbans granted Rs 5 lakh each by Calcutta High Court, kindling hopes for others

About 30 fisherfolk or honey gatherers fall prey to tigers annually in the Sundarbans as per unofficial estimates; the kin of most are not …

As told to Parliament (September 21, 2020): No data on farmers’ suicides, admits government

All that was discussed in the Houses through the day  

West Africa’s falling fish stocks: Illegal Chinese trawlers, climate change and artisanal fishing fleets to blame

Current west African coastal fishing crisis in the Gulf of Guinea is complex because it has multiple and reinforcing origins

International Horseshoe Crab Day: Species under grave threat in Odisha

Hundreds of the crabs have been killed in Odisha each year to supply their meat and shells to Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and other states

Agriculture, fisheries take spotlight at WTO meet in Abu Dhabi

India backs permanent solution for public stockholding of food grains even as developing nations attack it