India rolls out an Access Pass system for deep-sea fishing in its EEZ, aiming to boost tuna exports, improve traceability and meet strict EU, US and Japan standards.

India's EEZ fishing now requires an Access Pass, enhancing export potential and sustainable marine resource management, launching in Veraval, Gujarat.

During operations conducted in the dark hours of 18 Feb 26, the Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard seized 04 Indian fishing boats and apprehended 22 Indian fishermen, while they were poaching in Sri ...

The Indian Coast Guard detained a Bangladeshi fishing vessel with 28 crew members for illegal fishing in India's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) on February 15, 2026.

A new access pass framework for fishing in India's Exclusive Economic Zone will be launched by Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh. This initiative aims to provide legal, transparent, and sustainable ...

During an operation conducted in the dark hours of  the 15th  and wee hours of 16th  February 2026, the Sri Lanka Navy seized ...

NAGAPATTINAM: The Sri Lankan Navy arrested 25 Indian fishermen hailing from Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, and Karaikal and apprehended two mechanised fishing bo ...

The mooring team at Vizhinjam International Seaport on Thursday rescued a sea turtle trapped in an abandoned fishing net near the berth area, officials said. Sharing pictures and videos of the rescue, ...

An AAP sarpanch was murdered at a wedding, with the Lakhbir Landa gang claiming responsibility. Police are investigating, considering personal enmity or revenge. Two officials have been suspended for ...

Tamil Nadu fishermen, who were released from a prison in Sri Lanka, returned to Chennai by flight on Thursday.

The upcoming Goa Maritime Conclave, with the participation of navies from 14 Indian Ocean nations, is taking place amid challenges such as illegal and unregulated fishing and drug trafficking, which ...

On a March morning in the suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala state’s capital in southern India, a group of fishers were ...