Divine
Rulers of the waves
Further endangered
Fishing quotas to be curtailed
Sinking "straddling" fish stocks find chances of survival as an international treaty is approved to check overfishing
UNITED NATIONS
INDIA
FOLLOW UP
Unique programme in Bangladesh shows the way to wetland management
The project to conserve the biodiversity of the Tanguar Haor in northeastern Bangladesh has brought rewards
Fishing fracas
Discarded fishing gear threatens Ganga dolphins, turtles
Researchers said the waste fishing gear could be recycled and used in clothes, carpets
Tamil catamarans go plastic
A new kind of fishing raft is replacing the traditional ones along the Madras coast
Governments should ensure sustainable livelihood for India’s fisherfolk
There are instances of fishermen being threatened with guns for entering into channels constructed by the port authorities
Trouble in the deep
Illegal fishing activity near the shoreline is taking a major toll
THAILAND
Line of conflict
Fisherfolk of Salaya are up in arms against Essar's port project; say the conglomerate has bent all rules to usurp their fishing ground
Odisha government announces two-month fishing ban to conserve fish stocks
Second wave of COVID-19 forces migrant fishermen in Odisha to stay in the state
INDONESIA
US-China fight over fishing is really about world domination
In sending its fishermen far and wide, Beijing has, wittingly or not, followed America’s lead
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 25, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
We have international laws to stop plastic pollution from fishing vessels now. Why are we not enforcing them?
It is hard to monitor and enforce the prohibition on plastic pollution from vessels on the high seas
Fishing in Troubled Waters
Illegal fishing threatens populations of the Patagonian toothfish in the Southern Ocean, challenging Australia's commitment to marine conservation
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 10, 2023)
What is killing Chennai’s Olive Ridley turtles?
Small- and large-scale fishers as well as government officials keep shifting blame for the fatalities
Turning turtle
Olive Ridley sea turtles have been coming to the Gahirmatha coast in Orissa for thousands of years for mass nesting. But for two consecutive …