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Unrest among fishing community in Rameshwaram after Sri Lankan Navy detain
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Sri Lankan Navy detained 22 Tamil Nadu fishermen and seized four fishing boats in two separate incidents on Wednesday, triggering unrest among the fishing community, according to the Vice President of the National Fishermen Association, CR Senthilvel.
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India-Bangladesh facilitate safe repatriation of fishermen and fishing boa
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The Indian Coast Guard on Thursday shared that the safe repatriation of 23 Indian fishermen and 2 fishing boats and the handing over of 128 Bangladeshi fishermen with 5 fishing boats to Bvangladesh Coast Guard was facilitated.
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Coast Guard hands apprehended Bangladeshi boats for legal proceedings on i
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The arrests of the 35 crew members aboard were made for violation of the Maritime Zones of India (MZI) (Regulation of Fishing by Foreign Vessels) Act, 1981. The presence of active fishing gear and approximately 500 kilograms of fish catch on the boats strongly indicated ongoing fishing op
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Kerala: Massive fire destroys over 10 fishing boats in Kollam; no casualti
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A massive fire broke out early Sunday morning at a boat-anchoring point on Ashtamudi Lake in Kerala's Kollam, destroying more than ten fishing boats.
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CM Stalin urges EAM Jaishankar to ensure release of Tamil Nadu fishermen d
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has written to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, urging him to initiate immediate diplomatic efforts with the Sri Lankan Government to secure the release of all detained fishermen from Tamil Nadu along with their fishing boats.
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Fishing boats stay anchored in TN, Andhra coasts as cyclonic storm 'Motha'
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The weather system, situated over the Bay of Bengal, is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and make landfall near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday night, the India Meteorological Department said in a special bulletin.
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China using civilian fishing boats for 'gray zone' operations in Taiwan St
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
A US think tank report says China is using civilian fishing boats for "gray zone" operations in the Taiwan Strait. CSIS tracked suspicious vessels showing AIS irregularities. Taiwan is enhancing surveillance with uncrewed vehicles while the PLA conducted thousands of sorties and deployed 2,0
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"Our government has inherited the problem": EAM replies on Indian fisherme
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Jaishankar detailed Sri Lanka's legal framework, stating, "Sri Lanka has two laws--the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act of 1996 and the Fisheries Regulation of Foreign Fishing Boats of 1979. Both these acts were amended in 2018 and 2023, providing for much stiffer sentences, bigger fin
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Environmental group accuses China of depleting Argentina's marine resource
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
A significant number of Chinese vessels are legitimately registered to operate under the Argentine flag and fish in its waters, while a rising proportion of Chinese fishing boats are illegally operating under the flags of other nations, according to the group El Circulo de Politicas Ambienta
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Chinese fishing boats used North Korean crews in violation of UN sanctions
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
London-based group the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) in its new investigation has said that many people were subjected to abuses including being trapped at sea for years on Chinese vessels involved in illegal fishing and the killing of dolphins.
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South China Sea: Chinese forces disrupt Philippines survey operations in d
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Philippines has halted a scientific survey in the South China Sea after its fishing boats were subjected to aggressive actions by the Chinese coast guard and naval forces, as reported by Al Jazeera.
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Repatriation of Indian Fishermen from Bangladesh takes place in West Benga
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In a mutual exchange of fishermen coordinated between the Indian Coast Guard and the Bangladesh Coast Guard, ICG Ship Varad and Amrit Kaur successfully repatriated 95 fishermen along with four Indian fishing boats while handing over 90 Bangladeshi Fishermen including 12 rescued from sunke
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