Oman’s fisheries industry, a pillar of the country’s economic diversification efforts, stands at a strategic crossroads, ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Trawling ban period would mean that pelagic fishing with gillnets is the only means of livelihood for fishermen community unless they find . ... No legal guidline for net size ...

District Collector K. Mohammed Y. Safirulla has ordered strict action against fishing using pelagic nets. The Collector said on Thursday that the making of such nets stands banned on account of ...

All pelagic vessels in the North Atlantic Fishing Company fleet use smart meters for real-time fuel consumption monitoring, allowing skippers, helmsmen, and engineers to make conscious adjustments.

The recently published report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change made grim reading with UN chief Antonio Guterres describing the warning as a ‘code red for humanity’.

Traditional fish workers at Munambam harbour have launched a protest against the pelagic (surface water varieties) fishing by some trawling boats.

In a major drive against the use of pelagic nets, the Fisheries Department and the Marine Enforcement Wing, with the help of Munambam police, raided a net-weavi.

According to the latest instructions issued by the Fisheries department, pelagic fishing nets deployed by trawling boats will be abandoned by August 31. After the date, ...

In pelagic trawling, the net is towed through the water column and targets all kinds of fish, including sardines, mackerel and anchovies caught by traditional fisher folk.