Fishing

Lounge

How climate change is threatening Japan's sushi culture

An increase in global temperatures is severely impacting the number of katsuo, an indispensable fish in Japanese cuisine

3 min read12 Jul 2022
Lounge

How the pandemic empowered fisherwomen of Senegal

In the covid-hit coastline of the African country, a spirit of solidarity united women who dry, smoke and ferment fish

4 min read11 May 2021
News

A date with king mac

Discovering deep-sea sport fishing off the coast of Chennai

2 min read2 Sep 2021
Mint-lounge

Whale sharks: Saving the gentle giants of Gujarat 

By the turn of the 20th century, there was a global demand for various parts of the whale shark. In Gujarat, the middlemen had moved in to profit.

7 min read30 Jul 2017
Politics

Tamil Nadu fisherfolk concerned over Centre's coastal policies

National Fishworkers' Forum (NFF) raises concern over Central government's Sagarmala national perspective plan and Marine Coastal Regulation Zone (MCRZ)

2 min read17 Jul 2017
Mint-lounge

Jellyfisher

The Big Picture features comics and political cartoons in Mint on Sunday

1 min read15 Apr 2017
Politics

Home after six months detention, Indian fishermen recall ordeal in Gulf

The fishermen said nothing had prepared them for the ordeal they went through when they left their homes in 2014 to work on fishing boats off the coast of Bahrain

3 min read12 Apr 2017
News

World's smallest porpoise vaquita nearer extinction, only 60 left

The porpoise's population had already fallen to fewer than 100 in 2014, down from 200 in 2012, according to CIRVA, a global group of scientists

2 min read14 May 2016
Mint-lounge

Photo essay | Troubled waters

Pushed deep into debt, fisherfolk in South Asia are bearing the brunt of habitat degradation and trans-boundary politics

1 min read19 Mar 2016
News

The world has discovered a $1 trillion ocean

The Arctic is open for business, and everyone wants a piece; A council at Davos lays down some rules

4 min read23 Jan 2016