Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 15 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu government's annual 61-day fishing ban came into effect on Monday, effectively halting the coastal fishing industry. The ban aims to ...

Thoothukudi: The Tamil Nadu government's annual 61-day fishing ban came to an end on Monday, with fishermen in Thoothukudi resuming their activities by venturing into the sea in mechanised boats. The ...

The 61-day annual fishing ban along India’s east coast officially commenced in the early hours of Tuesday, halting operations of mechanised fishing vessels across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andhra ...

The JVP/NPP government’s recent forthright support for the rights of small-scale fishermen and the defence of Sri Lankan maritime sovereignty off the northwest and northern coast (Opinion, March 9, ...

Chennai: The annual 61-day fishing ban along Tamil Nadu’s east coast will come into effect on April 15, aiming to conserve marine resources and protect fish breeding during the spawning season. The ...

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear fishermen’s plea challenging Tamil Nadu government ban on purse seine fishing. The petitioners said a Central government report had found no fault with this mode ...

THOOTHUKUDI: Urging the district administration to permit multi-day fishing for mechanised vessel trawlers, associated fishermen and vessel owners took the issue to the roads, condemning the officials ...

Carcasses of over 1,300 endangered olive ridley turtles have been discovered along the coast of Chennai and Chengalpattu districts in Tamil Nadu in the past three weeks, and the continuing deaths ...

The Tamil Nadu Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department has planned to begin a trial of 50 Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) on fishing boats to help protect sea turtles. These TEDs, which are fitted ...