The annual fishing ban is set to end on Sunday, a fortnight ahead than normal, but deep sea trawler owners in Chennai are not ready to put out to sea. Repairs to boats that have been idle for more ...

Chennai, Sep 6: Five Sri Lankan fishermen along with their boat have been apprehended for fishing in Indian waters and 300 kg of tuna fish seized from them by the Indian Coast Guard off the Chennai ...

The fishing ban ended at midnight on Monday, but only a little more than 30% of deep-sea vessels in the city are expected to put out to sea from Tuesday as a majority of the boats are yet to be ...

CHENNAI: Works are underway to transform the Chennai Fishing Harbour at Kasimedu under the Rs 127-crore modernisation project. The project, which aims to boost local fishermen’s livelihood, enhance ...

More than 2,000 fishermen from the nine fishing villages of Ennore, have not ventured into the adjoining Kosasthalaiyar river, the Ennore Creek, and the Bay of Bengal since the beginning of December.

The sector of fisheries has received a shot in the arm with the State government sanctioning Rs. 117 crore for two projects to be taken up in Chennai. While Rs. 75 crore has been earmarked for ...

Chennai may lose an ecologically sensitive beach to encroachers if authorities do not act immediately. An illegal residential layout, consisting of 100 concrete houses, is being planned behind a ...

It’s a tug of war... between a gleaming silver barramundi and me. The one I am trying toreel in weighs two kg. As a first-time angler, I did not expect the fish to fight back. I hold on to the fishing ...