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A fisher haven that harbours death

Saritha S. Balan 4 Sep 2024

Massive fish kill in Periyar river attributed to industrial pollution

Vishnuprasad K P 11 Jul 2024
Fishermen mending ringsein nets in Kerala

[Commentary] Kerala’s artisanal fishers concerned about rise of ring seine fishing

A. Suresh, Vijaykiran V and V.R. Madhu 14 May 2024

Port project in Maharashtra cleared by environment ministry despite opposition from fishing villages

Meena Menon 23 Apr 2024
Dussumier's mudskipper. Boleophthalmus dussumieri. Photo by Vaithianathan Kannan.

The fish that skips and crawls on land

Vaithianathan Kannan and Kapilkumar Nivrutti Ingle 15 Mar 2024

[Commentary] Changing shore seines call for better support system for Kerala fishers

A. Suresh, N. Manju Lekshmi, V.R. Madhu, Vijay Kiran 27 Feb 2024

When two livelihoods collide

Ravleen Kaur 2 Feb 2024

Changing landscape spurs decline in ginger prawn fishing

Ravleen Kaur 1 Feb 2024

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

Aishwarya Mohanty 3 Feb 2023
A Pokkali field in Ezhikkara. Photo by Kavya Sanjaya.

[Commentary] Pokkali, a GI-tagged rice variety, could be on the verge of extinction

Amalendu Jyotishi, Gummadi Sridevi, Kavya Sanjaya 5 Oct 2022
A fisherwoman pulling up her Chinese net using the traditional Khu-il Chingba method in front of a homestay. Photo by Victor Ningthoujam.

Authorities announce “clean up” of Loktak lake; locals fear loss of fishing commons

Donald Takhell 9 Aug 2022
Coral reefs and fish in Sri Lanka.

Explosives smuggled from India used in blast fishing in Sri Lanka

Malaka Rodrigo 22 Jul 2022

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

Almaas Masood 15 Jul 2022

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

Supriya Vohra 4 May 2022
An aqua farm in Andhra Pradesh

Fish markets in India driven by bycatch and sustained by subsidies

Monika Mondal 13 Oct 2021

Fishers try to stay afloat amid lockdown

Supriya Vohra 10 Apr 2020

Ganjam fisherwomen unite to get back fish trade from monopolistic traders

Priya Ranjan Sahu 2 Apr 2020