US ban hits Kerala, Karnataka seafood exportsCatches from the sea for export are mainly shrimps, squids and cuttle fish.
17 Jul, 2019, 11.14 AM IST
US expert team visits India’s West coast to check fishing vesselsCurrently, the US has the largest share of Indian seafood export worth over Rs 45,000 crore last year, at 33%. Of the total value, nearly 7...
21 Nov, 2018, 11.21 AM IST
47-day trawling ban in Kerala coast from midnightA decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of top officials of the Fisheries department and representatives of various fishermen outf...
14 Jun, 2017, 05.27 PM IST
Congress leader KV Thomas urges Centre to give free ration to fishermen hit by banSenior Congress leader KV Thomas urged the Centre to provide free ration to fishermen affected by the ban imposed on fishing by mechanised ...
23 Jun, 2015, 08.03 PM IST
Government exempts non-motorised boats from fishing ban in exclusive economic zoneCentre exempted non- motorised fishing boats from uniform fishing ban imposed in EEZ which extends 12 nautical miles beyond Indian territor...
03 Jun, 2015, 09.37 PM IST
Government exempts non-motorised boats from fishing ban in exclusive economic zoneThe Centre today exempted non- motorised fishing boats from the uniform fishing ban imposed in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
03 Jun, 2015, 05.35 PM IST
Traditional fishermen in Kerala defy centre's uniform fishing banFishermen in Kerala are protesting the NDA government's decision to extend trawling ban from 45 to 61 days.
03 Jun, 2015, 02.00 PM IST
- Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh and Kerala CM Oommen Chandy discuss trawler fishing ban issue
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today discussed the extension of the trawler fishing ban period with Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Ch...
29 May, 2015, 03.19 PM IST
- Uniform fishing ban not applicable within territorial waters: Government
The union government today told the Kerala High Court that the uniform fishing ban imposed by it is not applicable within the territorial w...
25 May, 2015, 10.45 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi to visit Kerala; meet fishermen, rubber growersAfter running a campaign against the Modi government on land bill issue, he accused them of going against the interests of fishermen also.
25 May, 2015, 05.03 PM IST
Fishermen's issues: After land, Rahul Gandhi to wage war over seaCongress whip in Lok Sabha KC Venugopal said Rahul will visit Chavakkad, a small coastal town in Thrissur district, next week where fisherm...
19 May, 2015, 08.16 PM IST
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh refutes Rahul Gandhi's charges on fishing banRefuting Rahul Gandhi's charges, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today said the decision to extend the ban on fishing in high sea to...
12 May, 2015, 08.37 PM IST
Congress strongly resents total fishing ban during monsoon in KeralaA delegation led by Oommen Chandy would meet PM to convey state's protest over the fishing ban from June 1 to July 31 in the 22 nautical mi...
06 May, 2015, 03.10 PM IST
Kerala rejects 61-day fiat on fishing banThe ban, from 12 to 200 nautical miles, is for a period of 61 days on the west coast starting from June 1 and ending on July 31.
05 May, 2015, 07.34 AM IST
Shrimps turn taste-maker in seafood platterFarmed marine products, shrimps in particular, are increasingly turning out to be the money-spinner in the seafood export basket even as se...
12 Jun, 2014, 01.04 PM IST
Trawling ban leads to increase in fish pricesFor premium varieties prices touched Rs 1,000 per kg in Chennai. The prices are in the range of Rs 600 to Rs 800 per kg in Karnataka and Ke...
17 Jul, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Annual 45 day fishing ban to be in force from April 15
The governments of Tamil Nadu and Puduchery have imposed the ban under provisions of the Deep sea Fishing Regulation Act, 2001.
10 Apr, 2013, 11.54 AM IST