The Sri Lanka Navy has arrested seven Indian fishermen along with a fishing vessel for illegally entering and fishing in Sri Lankan territorial waters north of Mannar.Sri Lankan fashion The North ...

During a multiday trip on the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sri Lanka, a fishing vessel reeled in a rare, massive creature ...

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.

Sri Lanka has requested India to stop illegal fishing by its fishermen, stressing the impact on local livelihoods in northern regions like Jaffna and Mannar.

Sri Lanka's navy says it has rescued more than 100 people believed to be Rohingya refugees who were found adrift aboard a fishing trawler off the island nation.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s navy rescued more than 100 people believed to be Rohingya refugees who were found adrift aboard a fishing trawler off the island nation, a navy spokesman ...

Both arrests occurred off the coast of the northeastern Mannar district during the Navy's routine patrols of Sri Lankan waterways to prevent illegal fishing.

South Asia News: Sri Lanka arrested nine Indian fishermen near Delft islet, bringing the 2023 total to 261. On June 25, an Indian trawler injured a sailor off Point Pe ...