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?
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
Turning a new reef
Once liquour-sodden, the fisherfolk of a Kerala village are replacing destroyed natural reefs with artificial ones
Ancient Mexican script yields up its secrets
A hieroglyphic script in which the earliest Central American texts were written has been partly deciphered, thanks to an engraved slab found by …
Fishing cooperative 'dies' of too much prosperity
So successful was the Siandi experiment in cooperative fishing and prawn culture, vested interests just would not allow it to continue
Nets but no strings
An informal banking scheme designed to assist the fisherwomen of Kerala has gained momentum within its short period of operation
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
Ghana targets bringing a million fisherfolk under insurance cover
The nationwide rollout will cover all the landing beaches across the fishing communities in the country. The scheme was launched on December 1, 2015
Chilika: A lake in limbo
The ecology of the already shrinking Chilika lake is further threatened by the scramble among fisherfolk, farmers and traders to grabe their …
Offshore encounters
The future of the Galapagos islands is at stake as fisherfolk and conservationists fight for its resources
"We have won against the army"
Muhammad Ali Shah has been crusading for the rights of fisherfolk for the past three decades. Presently he heads the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (…
Trawlers push small fisherfolk out of business
Bottom trawling has spelt doom for small-scale fishermen in Bengal's East Midnapore district. Faced with a bleak future due to reduced fish catch,…
Artificial reefs swell fish catch in Kerala
Helped by a grassroots organisation, the fishing village of Thumba near Thiruvananthapuram is successfully creating artificial reefs to increase …
Gender roles among the Mukkuvar fisherfolk
MUKKUVAR WOMEN -- GENDER, HEGEMONY AND CAPITALIST TRANSFORMATION IN A SOUTH INDIAN FISHING COMMUNITY Kalpana Ram Publisher: Kali for Women, Delhi …
Saved by a signal
Rescue operations in the high seas get a boost with the development of a new communication device
By book or by crook..
... has been the motto of an erring plant in Karnataka. But recently, the local fisherfolk scored a victory by forcing it to agree to install an …
Fisherfolk unite
People from fishing communities across the world are getting organised to fight for their rights
Save the sea
...by encouraging local participation of fisherfolk to arrest overfishing and damage to the eco-system
Bailing out turtles
A Kerala village strives to save Olive Ridley turtles threatened by indiscriminate sand mining
Net solutions
Restoring waterbodies and making traditional fisherfolk stakeholders in fisheries development may save this fast disappearing tribe
Film: The right to survive-Turtle conservation and fisheries livelihoods
film>> The Right to Survive - Turtle Conservation and Fisheries Livelihoods • Directed by Rita Banerjee and Shilpi Banerjee • …
Sea through the eyes of fisherfolk
Fishers know something about the marine environment that others don’t, says marine ecologist Divya Karnad
Fisherfolk thwart bid to reclaim wetlands
A unique fishing cooperative that salvaged the wetlands leased to them by the Calcutta Port Trust has successfully fought off attempts to …
French lose out on fish ban, gain price hike
French demands -- backed by violent agitations -- for a ban on the entry of cheap fish into France has fallen on deaf European Community ears.
Feud over fishing starts a fire in Kerala village
Violence erupts in a quiet fishing village in south Kerala over the rights of traditional fisherfolk to resources of the sea.