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West Bengal: Cyclone Yaas casts shadow on livelihood of fishermen in Digha
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) [India], May 25 (ANI): The emergence of Cyclone Yaas has cast a shadow on the livelihood of fishermen in Digha in West Bengal.
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Libyan Navy denies shooting at Italian fisherman
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Libyan Navy on Sunday denied shooting at an Italian fisherman off the Libyan coast during an operation against four boats from Sicily.
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Taiwan authorities detain 13 Chinese fishermen, boat for fishing illegally
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 27 (ANI): Taiwan authorities have seized a Chinese boat and 13 crew members for fishing illegally near Pengjia Islet off the coast of Keelung, Focus Taiwan reported.
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Centre's policies will ensure India becomes hub for seafood exports: PM Mo
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): Asserting India's growing investment in blue economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the central government's policies will help India in becoming a hub for seafood exports.
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As China authorizes use of force by coastguard, Philippines says will depl
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], February 11 (ANI): The Philippines will beef up its naval presence in the South China Sea to protect its fisherman, said the country's military chief Cirilito Sobejana, as concerns grow after China passed a law giving power to its coastguard to fire on foreign vessels a
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Fisherman's boat catches fire in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 23 (ANI): A fisherman's boat caught fire on Saturday near the Pamban seashore in Tamil Nadu.
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BSF apprehends Pakistani fisherman off Gujarat coast
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kutch(Gujarat)[India], December 20(ANI): In a strategic move by Border Security Force (BSF), on Saturday, the BSF troops apprehended a 35-year-old Pakistani fisherman and seized his boat in Sir Creek, Gujarat.
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As Cyclone Nivar weakens, fisherfolk hope to return to sea
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Puducherry/Tamil Nadu [India], November 26 (ANI): As 'very severe' cyclonic storm Nivar, which crossed the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Wednesday, weakened into 'severe' cyclonic storm, the fisherfolk hope to return to their work soon even as the disaster has not affected the commu
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Tamil Nadu: Fisherman starts India's first and only radio channel for fish
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 3 (ANI): A fisherman from the Ramanathapuram district's Pamban town has started 'Kadal Osai FM 90.4', India's first and only radio channel for fisherfolk.
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Giant Devil Ray weighing 600 kgs caught in West Bengal
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
East Midnapur (West Bengal) [India], July 30 (ANI): A rare Giant Devil Ray weighing 600 kilograms was caught by an Odisha fisherman and brought to the Digha coast in West Bengal on Wednesday.
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As tensions rise in SCS, US signs MoU to support Vietnamese fishermen agai
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], July 30 (ANI): As tensions flare-up in the South China Sea (SCS), which has been boiling for some time now, the prime contestants seem to be Vietnam and China.
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ICG rescues 6 Sri Lankan fishermen from rough seas
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar) [India], July 11 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship Rajkamal on Saturday rescued six Sri Lankan fishermen along with the boat during a sea-air coordinated operation.
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