Discarded fishing gear threatens Ganga dolphins, turtles

Researchers said the waste fishing gear could be recycled and used in clothes, carpets

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

Net Gain: A photo essay on riverine Assam

How and where fishing nets of diverse shapes and varying mesh sizes are used in riverine Assam 

New draft coastal regulation allows tourism in sensitive zone, poses threat to fishers

A notification by the environment ministry allows tourism activities in ecologically sensitive areas and land reclamation for …

Neither the city nor the sea will relent

As a result of climate change and uneven development, fishing communities in Chennai are caught between a seaward moving land and a landward …

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

Nature bites back in the Philippines

Super-storm Haiyan, which left trail of death and destruction in the Philippines has no parallel in the country's history. In fact, it has no …

The ‘forgotten’ water ecosystems of Mumbai

City’s water systems need urgent attention to build resilience against climate-related uncertainties 

Fisherfolk protest Adani port in Kerala’s Vizhinjam

Construction halted; State govt promises housing scheme for those affected

Odisha fishing sector hopeful with Union Budget 2021-22 allocation for Paradip

Workers say harbour will be finally able to meet EU export standards 

'We are using the sea as a dustbin'

The Indian coastline no longer belongs to its traditional custodians—the small fisher people. A jamboree of development—cities, SEZs, …

Climate change fuelling conflict in Lake Chad Basin: Report

Shrinking natural resources due to adverse weather heightening tensions, says human rights group

Aid to Odisha fisherfolk doubled for fishing ban to save turtles; Is it enough?

7-month ban during nesting period of Olive Ridley turtles; Even doubled amount of Rs 15,000 not enough compared with market rates, say fisherfolk;…

River pollution, conservation: UP’s fishing community bears brunt

Regulations of industrial, municipal inflow in Ganga, at the centre of pollution mitigation policies, have dissociated rivers from riverine …

‘We need to match frequency and intensity of climate disasters with bold, collective action’

Mitigation, rehabilitation efforts inadequate; Loss of access to resources not compensated