Articles for Sri Lankan Fishermen

14 Sri Lankan fishermen arrested by Indian Coast Guard at Nagapattinam
7 months ago

14 Sri Lankan fishermen arrested by Indian Coast Guard at Nagapattinam

The Hindu  

The Indian Coast Guard has arrested 14 Sri Lankan fishermen along with five boats for crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line and for fishing sea cucumber on Thursday, May 16, 2024, Sources from the Indian Coast Guard said, ICGS Rani Durgavati apprehended five Sri Lankan fishing boats with 14 Sri Lankan crew at 13 nautical mile South East of Point …

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India has pledged to assist in rescue of Sri Lankan fishermen captured by Somali pirates: Colombo
10 months, 3 weeks ago

India has pledged to assist in rescue of Sri Lankan fishermen captured by Somali pirates: Colombo

India TV News  

Colombo: India has pledged to assist in the rescue of six Sri Lankan fishermen captured by the Somali pirates, Sri Lanka Navy spokesman Gayan Wickremasuriya said on Sunday. Wickremasuriya said the UN’s central maritime command was alerted by Sri Lanka on Saturday on the six fishermen and their trawler being captured by the Somali pirates 840 nautical miles southeast of …

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Sri Lanka’s northern fishermen ‘fiercely oppose’ proposal to issue licence to Indian fishermen
1 year, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka’s northern fishermen ‘fiercely oppose’ proposal to issue licence to Indian fishermen

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s northern fishermen on Sunday said they “fiercely oppose” the government’s plan to issue licences to Indian fishermen to enter Sri Lankan waters, terming the move a “serious setback” to their nearly 15-year-long struggle. On February 22, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry told Parliament that authorities were looking into possibly issuing licences to Indian fishermen, as part of Sri Lanka’s …

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Eleven arrested Sri Lankan fishermen to be produced in court on November 14
2 years, 1 month ago

Eleven arrested Sri Lankan fishermen to be produced in court on November 14

The Hindu  

The Kakinada Marine Police on Sunday arrested 11 Sri Lankan fishermen a day after they were handed over to them by the Indian Coast Guard, Visakhapatnam. The 11 Sri Lankan fishermen and their boats had been handed over to the Andhra Pradesh Marine Police in Kakinada. “The 11 Sri Lankan fishermen, along with their two boats and fish catch, were …

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Sri Lankan Fishermen Apprehended On Suspicion Of Involvement In Drug Cartel Denied Bail By Kerala HC
2 years, 2 months ago

Sri Lankan Fishermen Apprehended On Suspicion Of Involvement In Drug Cartel Denied Bail By Kerala HC

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday denied bail to six Sri Lankan fishermen who had been apprehended by the Indian Coast Guard officials on suspicion that they are part of international drug cartels and had been involved in transporting the same at the time of apprehension.Justice Viju Abraham observed that there was "considerable force" in Special Public Prosecutor's argument that …

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Fights over illegal fishing lead to armed conflict, deaths
2 years, 8 months ago

Fights over illegal fishing lead to armed conflict, deaths

Associated Press  

Protesters from across Sri Lanka descended on the nation’s capital in February, shouting above the street noise and pumping their fists in the air in frustration. “It is getting significantly worse,” said Johan Bergenas, a World Wildlife Fund expert on oceans who first warned of a rise in global fishing conflicts five years ago. Andreas Aditya Salim, co-founder of the …

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Exercise Restraint If Sri Lankan Fishermen Stray Into Indian Waters, Persuade Lankan Authorities To Do Same In Case Of Indian Fishermen: Madras HC To UOI
3 years, 9 months ago

Exercise Restraint If Sri Lankan Fishermen Stray Into Indian Waters, Persuade Lankan Authorities To Do Same In Case Of Indian Fishermen: Madras HC To UOI

Live Law  

The Madras High Court last week asked the Union of India to persuade the Sri Lankan authorities to desist from taking extreme measures in case Indian fishermen, accidentally or otherwise, stray into Sri Lankan waters without 'being jingoistic or parochial in the matter'. "It is the same restraint which ought to be exercised by Indian authorities when it comes to …

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Palk Bay fishing dispute | Casting the net in a sea of conflict
3 years, 10 months ago

Palk Bay fishing dispute | Casting the net in a sea of conflict

The Hindu  

Samson Darwin was a toddler when his family fled their home in Jaffna in the 1990s, to escape the civil war that was tearing apart Sri Lanka’s north and east. Outraged by the incident, Tamil Nadu fishermen have accused the Sri Lankan Navy, which was patrolling the seas for “poaching” fishing trawlers, of killing the four men. Like Sesu Raja, …

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