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"We keep a close watch...": Navy Chief on Chinese ships in Indian Ocean Re
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"There are a lot of Chinese ships which operate in the Indian Ocean Region. We have about 4-6 PLA Navy ships, then some research vessels which operate. A large number of Chinese fishing vessels operate in the Indian Ocean Region. We keep a close watch on all developments," the Navy Chief sai
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Gujarat Polls: Kharwa community holds key to political fortunes in 12 asse
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
President of Porbandar Voting Association Mukesh Panjri said, "Fishing is the main business of the people of the Kharwa community in Porbandar and plays an important role during the elections. The community has a stronghold of 10 to 12 seats like Porbandar, Mangalore, Jaffrabad, Mangalore
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China announces to provide free fuel to farmers, fishermen in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
China has announced to provide 10.6 million litres of diesel free of cost to farmers and fishermen in Sri Lanka on Sunday. Over 1232,749 farmers will be provided with the fuel and over 3,796 fishing vessels below 40 feet in Sri Lanka.
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Andhra fishermen compete in boat race for fishing limits in Konaseema
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The banks of the Godavari river in Coastal Andhra's Konaseema district came alive on Saturday as over 100 fishermen competed in a boat race to acquire a fishing area.
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Sea trial shows 'SharkGuard' reduces bycatch of endangered sharks
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
For sharks living in the open ocean, longline fishing is the number-one threat, with an estimated 20 million pelagic sharks caught annually by fishers looking for tuna and other desired species. Now, a new study reported in Current Biology on November 21 shows that a new technology, known as
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'Give Rights' rally in Gwadar block express road, threaten to close port
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Maulana Hidayatur Rehman Baloch, who led the Gwadar rights movement, has threatened to close the Gwadar port if the demands agreed upon by the provincial government are not fulfilled.
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Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel announces three fisheries policies on World
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
CM Baghel made the above announcement during addressing a state-level fishermen's conference on World Fisheries Day at Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium in Raipur on Monday.
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Ocean-based Blue Economy is next sunrise sector for development, says mini
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Sarbananda Sonowal said apart from traditional sectors like shipping, offshore mineral exploration, fishing, undersea cable and tourism, we must equip our economy to take the best advantage from the upcoming sectors like aquaculture, marine biotechnology, ocean energy and seabed mining.
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Stalin urges Jaishankar to take steps "urgently" to secure release of appr
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Stating that the state government is committed to protecting traditional fishing rights, he said that the "infringement of the traditional rights of our fishermen" in the Palk Bay area is a "continuous threat to the safety" of Indian fishermen.
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Indian Coast Guard rescues 20 Bangladeshi fishermen affected by cyclone Si
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Earlier in the wake of Sitrang alert ICG had launched its Dornier aircraft post landfall of cyclone to sanitize the area close to the coast off Odisha and West Bengal and to render assistance to the mariners affected by the cyclone. During the surveillance sortie, ICG Dornier aircraft sighte
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Indian Coast Guard rescues 20 Bangladeshi fishermen post-landfall of cyclo
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
These rescued fishermen were clinging to floating debris after their fishing boat sank. They are planned to be handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard in accordance with MoU existing between the two Coast Guards.
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Unable to catch enough lobsters, Rameswaram fishermen worried
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 23 (ANI): The lobster fishing season has started but Rameswaram fishermen are worried as they are not able to catch enough lobsters in the Gulf of Mannar.
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