The Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar have long served as rich fishing grounds, providing bountiful harvests to Sri Lanka’s ...

The Government of Sri Lanka has promised to take initiatives to move away from importing fish and make the island a ‘canned fish’ exporter A Thorn in Exports: The Tamil Nadu Government aiding ...

The dispute between India and Sri Lanka over fishing rights in thePalk Bay/Palk Strait appears to be intractable. Various solutions have been thought of, but none has attained fruition. There is no ...

However, Mr.Thavaratnam said northern fishermen do not venture into Indian waters as they can barely mange to fish even within Lankan waters given the heavy presence of Indian fishermen. Meanwhile, ...

and took stock of the fishing crafts confiscated by the authorities on charges of poaching in Sri Lanka's territorial waters. The fishermen leaders had met their counterparts at Vavuniya on March ...

India and Sri Lanka signed an agreement in 1974 recognizing Sri Lankan sovereignty over the tiny island of Katchatheevu.