“In India, the fisheries sector is driven by small-scale fishers who are the defenders of local economy, food security, nutrition and culture,” Likhi said. “Small-scale fisheries in developing ...

A 22-day nationwide ban on ilish fishing, aimed at protecting mother ilish and jatka (juvenile fish), has left thousands of ...

Fishermen net oil fish worth nearly ₹1 crore, drawing hundreds of tourists to the Mohanna to witness the prized catch.

The country's commercial fish catches in the Bay of Bengal have fallen sharply over the past three years and researchers have attributed the sharp decline in fish harvest to a combination of plastic, ...

Visakhapatnam: Unstable weather patterns in the Bay of Bengal have thrown fishing activities in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh ...

Official figures show that the volume of fish caught by commercial trawlers dropped by 21% – from a record 1,46,000 tonnes in the 2022-23 fiscal year to 1,16,000 tonnes in FY25 ...

In Bengal, Navratri is not just about fasting and restraint. It is the lead-up to Durga Puja, the region's most important cultural and religious festival.

Sources said that a pharmaceutical company from Kolkata purchased all 90 fish due to their high medicinal and commercial ...

Bangladesh's defence force said it has deployed warships and patrol aircraft as part of a special surveillance operation to ...

For every Bengali child, Maach Bhaat is not a phrase; it’s practically a prophecy. If you grew up in Bengal, fish was never “just food,” it was the family’s love language. And if you were me, it would ...

Durga Puja marks the homecoming of Maa Durga for Bengalis. Fish holds deep cultural and spiritual significance during this festival. It symbolizes pro ...

The first-ever sighting of West Bengal's state animal, the Fishing Cat, has taken place in West Burdwan, quite by accident.