Eight marine fishermen were arrested in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary for illegal fishing. Forest officials seized seven trawling nets, 25kg of fish, a ...

Rajnagar: The Forest department Saturday seized a trawler and arrested eight fishermen for unauthorised fishing in the prohibited marine zone of Gahirmatha Wildlife Sanctuary. Acting on the direction ...

The country is lagging far behind on marine conservation targets and even its few existing protected areas are failing, say experts.

The owner of the multi-day fishing vessel which was seized with an estimated value of around Rs. 5 billion worth of crystal methamphetamine (‘Ice’) and heroin, has been arrested in Galle by the Police ...

Panaji: In a remarkable display of skill and quick decision-making, the coxswain of the Shivneri ferry, Laxmikant Paddekar, managed to safely navigate.

Lakshadweep, which taught India to fish sustainably, is struggling to keep its tradition afloat, writes K.A. Shaji ...

Deep-sea mining and bottom-trawling activities are banned or limited even in the ... Typical and more sustainable fish ...

World leaders have realised this is not the moment to be happy or relieved. It’s a moment to be paranoid, to use every ...

The Department of Fisheries has initiated the fifth National Marine Fisheries Census (MFC) for 2025, expanding its mandate to collect additional data that was n ...

Two people were rescued from the former fishing vessel Faithful in early October after it began taking on water ...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has directed the state government to expedite the removal of encroachments on government land in a village in Jajpur district. A division bench comprising Chief ...