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Google Earth helps keep tabs on exploitative fish

Google Earth can be a powerful tool to keep tabs on a growing industry like ocean fish farming, give...

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MP CM announces number of sops for fishermen

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced a number of measures for the dev...

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Doubts cast over increasing jellyfish pop claims

Global experts have now questioned claims that jellyfish are increasing worldwide.

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Pirates demand $7.5 mn ransom for Lankan fishermen

Fisheries Minister Rajitha Senaratne said the Somali government has not been able to secure the fish...

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Mamata hands over cheques to fishermen families

Mamata Banerjee handed compensation cheques to families of fishermen, who came under attack from Ban...

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22 Indian fishermen held in Pakistan

The fishermen were detained by the Maritime Security Agency during routine patrolling yesterday, a s...

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Pirates kill 3 Indian fishermen, kidnap 14

The captured sea brigands were handed over to the West Bengal police by the fishermen.

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Sri Lanka Navy rescues distressed Indian fishermen

At least four Indian fishermen and a boat distressed off Sri lanka`s northern coast have been resc...

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Local fishermen rescue stranded Lankan fishermen

The Lankan fishermen told the police they had been stranded in mid-sea for 12 days due to engine pro...

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TN fishermen arrested by Lankan Navy released

The Sri Lankan Navy released 42 fishermen arrested by it for allegedly violating the International ...

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Kalam suggests India, Lanka to fish in turns

Fishermen from India and Sri Lanka could fish in the Palk Strait in turns to resolve the sensitive...

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India, Lanka together to prevent fishermen attacks

India has also handed over a non-paper to the Sri Lankan side on the initiatives that could be take...

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DMK warns UPA on attacks on TN fishermen

Key UPA coalition partner DMK warned that neither such incidents nor delay on government`s part to ...

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TN fishing boat damaged in attack

A fishing boat was damaged after Sri Lankan fishermen allegedly hurled a petrol bomb at it near Ka...

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Why Mexican cavefish turned blind

Several populations of cavefish have constantly and independently, lost their eyesight and pigmentat...

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CPI condemns attack on TN fishermen; slams centre

CPI leader D Raja on Sunday condemned the latest attack on Indian fishermen allegedly by Sri Lanka...

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Another attack on TN fishermen; 9 missing

Nine fishermen from Rameswaram were missing and more than 200 boats damaged in an alleged attack b...

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Pakistan arrests 31 Indian fishermen

India and Pakistan arrest hundreds of fishermen every year on charges of violating their maritime bo...

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CO2 threatens fish`s very survival in oceans

: Can you imagine seas and oceans completely bereft of colourful fish? The possibility may not be al...

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Lankan court extends remand period of TN fishermen

A Sri Lankan court on Monday extended by 14 days the remand period of five fishermen from Tamil Na...

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CO2 turns clownfish into drunken daredevils

Carbon dioxide in the ocean acts like alcohol on fish and leaves them less able to judge risks, maki...

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India, Lanka step up dialogue on fishermen issue

The two countries, at the fourth meeting of the joint working group on fisheries, also agreed to enh...

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India, Sri Lanka to jointly develop fisheries

Ahead of SM Krishna`s visit to Colombo, India and Sri Lanka have agreed to repatriate genuine fisher...

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`Humans skilled anglers 42,000 years ago`

The artefacts -- nearly 39,000 fishbones and three fish hooks -- were found in a limestone cave in J...

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13 TN fishermen return home from Sri Lanka

The fishermen, who put to sea in four boats, were arrested on January 11 when they were fishing off ...

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Female mosquitofishes prefer well-fed males

Female mosquitofish prefer males which are well fed, even if they are superficially identical to the...

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Thirteen TN fishermen arrested by Lankan Navy

The fishermen, hailing from Akkaraipettai in Nagapattinam district, had put to sea in two mechanised...

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Lanka Navy arrests 13 Indian fishermen

All the thirteen fishermen are currently being held in Trincomalee for further investigations, Navy ...

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Abducted from Indian waters, say freed fishermen

The fishermen from Gujarat alleged that they were apprehended by the Pakistan Marine Security Agency...

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2 Lankan fishing boats held by coast guard

The Indian Coast Guard has apprehended two Sri Lankan fishing boats with nine crew members on board ...

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Four released fishermen return to TN

Four fishermen released by a court in Sri Lanka, were brought back to Rameswaram on Monday by the ...

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Mimic octopus impersonates fish species

The mimic octopus is known to impersonate toxic flatfish, lionfish and even sea snakes.

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Pakistan to release 185 Indian prisoners

The prisoners will cross over to India via the Wagah land border tomorrow.

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Tuna fetches record USD 736K in Tokyo

A bluefin tuna caught off northeastern Japan fetched a record 56.49 million yen, or about USD 736,00...

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Lankan Navy personnel pelts stones at TN fishermen

About 800 fishermen who went to fishing near Katchatheevu island had to return after Sri Lankan na...

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Lankan Navy rescues four Indian fishermen

The Sri Lankan Navy rescued four Indian fishermen, caught in rough waters off the country`s northe...

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Cyclone dampens New Year celebrations for fisherfolk

Normal fishing activities were expected to resume only from January 3, officials said.

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Congo bans 69 Chinese fishing boats

The Republic of Congo has banned 69 Chinese fishing boats from its waters for illicit activities.

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Prehistoric `brainless, faceless` fish found

A prehistoric fish that had no brain and no face, and described as "elusive" and "rarely seen", has ...

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Navy rescues 11 stranded fishermen off AP coast

Eleven fishermen, stranded off the Andhra Pradesh coast in rough seas, were on Thursday rescued by t...

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Coastal Security Dir assess security arrangements

Coastal Security Director visited various coastal areas including Mandapam, Thondi, Puduroad and Dev...

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NSA to take up release of 5 fishermen with SL

NSA Shivshankar Menon plans to take up with the Sri Lankan government the issue of release of five ...

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`Fish became amphibians in wooded areas`

In a new study, scientists have found the evidence that the transition between fish and amphibians o...

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Kim`s last gift to N Korea - loads of fish

The people of North Korea have received a special gift from deceased leader Kim Jong Il: loads and l...

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Four fishermen feared drowned as boat sinks

Four fishermen are feared to have drowned after their boat sank near Katchatheevu in the rough seas ...

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‘Repatriation of Indian fishermen from Lanka soon’

The repatriation of 22 Indian fishermen detained by SL Navy could take a couple of days as the proce...

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Kingfisher, SpiceJet plane collision averted

A major mishap was averted at the airport here when a Kingfisher aircraft was stopped from taking ...

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Lankan Navy takes 22 fishermen into custody

Twenty-two fishermen from Jagadapattinam and other coastal villages in Pudukottai district were on...

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Pak arrests 12 Indian fishermen

Pakistani authorities have arrested 12 Indian fishermen and seized two boats for allegedly violati...

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Pak arrests 12 Indian fishermen

India and Pakistan arrest hundreds of fishermen every year on charges of violating their maritime ...

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