If the tuna fishing harbour constructed at a cost of ₹200 crore at Tiruvottiyur Kuppam is to be put to use, fishermen must have the skills to catch quality tuna suitable for export, said M.D. Dayalan of the Indian Fishermen Association
The livelihoods of Iranian fishermen have taken a hit amid the US blockade on Iran’s ports in the Strait of Hormuz.
After a closed-door meeting between Fisheries Minister Abdul Gafoor and Thiruvananthapuram Archbishop Thomas J Netto, Church spokesperson Fr Beed Manoj Amado said “rough season” was imminent and the government should fast-track relief measures to alleviate the fishing community’s hardship
A fishermen's leader tells the BBC that 40 people are feared dead - either in the strikes or drowning as they tried to flee.