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A yellowfin tuna.

European Union’s collusion with fishing lobbies is damaging the Indian Ocean tuna, say critics

Malavika Vyawahare 10 Apr 2023

Women take the lead in promoting nutrition-sensitive aquaculture in Odisha

Aishwarya Mohanty 3 Feb 2023
Hilsa Breeding Center at Farakka. The hatchery has been built upstream by taking in possession of two ponds from the authorities. Photo by Rahul Singh.

Challenges abound to conserve the popular hilsa fish

Rahul Singh 17 Jan 2023

Low coastal catch forces artisan fishers into the deeper, riskier waters of the storm-prone Arabian Sea

Max Martin 13 Jan 2023
Malvan’s fisherwomen are mainly involved in ancillary processes. Once their husbands return with the catch, the fisherwomen set out to cut, clean, market and even bargain with customers and agents or middlemen, known as dalals who help them sell their fish in the wholesale market. Photo by Manjula Nair/Mongabay.

Artisanal fishers struggle in Malvan

Manjula Nair 27 Dec 2022
Women in Odisha selling dry fish.

Marine fishing ban in Odisha leads to loss of income for women involved in allied activities

Aishwarya Mohanty 26 Sep 2022
Coral reefs and fish in Sri Lanka.

Explosives smuggled from India used in blast fishing in Sri Lanka

Malaka Rodrigo 22 Jul 2022

[Explainer] What’s causing mass fish death in India’s ponds and lakes?

Ananya Vyas 19 Jul 2022

Concerns over increased whale shark stranding along Andhra Pradesh’s coast

Almaas Masood 15 Jul 2022

A road for a port cuts through the livelihoods of fisherwomen in Uttara Kannada

Supriya Vohra 14 Jul 2022

Time capsules in fish ears that unpack responses to climate change

Sahana Ghosh 9 Jun 2022

Hard constructions continue to erode Kerala’s coastline, leaving communities stranded

Supriya Vohra 5 May 2022

Fish famine, livelihood loss because of upcoming Vizhinjam port, say fishers of south Kerala

Supriya Vohra 4 May 2022

Demand for sea cucumbers turns India-Sri Lanka waters into trafficking hotspot

Malaka Rodrigo, Pragati Prava 11 Feb 2022
Riverbed Mining in Rambi Ara, Kashmir. Photo by Sameer Mushtaq/Mongabay.

[Video] Riverbed mining woes for Kashmir’s fishes

Sameer Mushtaq 17 Nov 2021

Rare ornamental fish from Assam on the brink of extinction

Anuraag Baruah 17 Nov 2021

[Commentary] Cyclone, oil spill and tarballs: a trio of troubles for Mahim village

Dhwani Shah 19 Aug 2021

How climate change is taking a toll on livelihoods of small-scale fishers in Kerala

K.V.A. Khadar 16 Aug 2021

Fish sanctuaries and community support for conservation of Meghalaya’s mahseer

Azera Parveen Rahman 3 Aug 2021

Millions of seahorses caught as bycatch in Indian shores

Neha Jain 26 Jul 2021