Bengaluru : Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday proposed to implement ‘Karnataka Matsya Vikasa Yojana” to encourage fishermen to adopt modern fishing technologies. For this project, Rs.1.5 crore would be provided in the year 2020-21. Presenting the 2020-21 budget in the Legislative Assembly, Yediyurappa said, “A new fish harbour is being constructed at Kulayi in […]

Udupi : Delegation led by Mangaluru MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Udupi MP Shobha Karandlaje and Udupi MLA K Raghupati Bhat submitted an appeal to union defence minister Rajnath Singh urging him to provide more compensation to the families of fishermen of Suvarna Tribhuja boat who went missing along with the boat in deep sea while […]

Mangaluru : Around 23,000 beneficiaries of the state government’s decision to waive loans of up to Rs 50,000 availed by fishermen during financial year 2017-18, 2018-19 will receive Kisan Credit Card (KCC) within a week, minister for ports, fisheries and religious endowment Kota Srinivas Poojary said. The government has taken steps to transfer the loan […]

Karwar : Members of the fishing community, in large numbers, entered into the Arabian Sea here on Monday to register their protest against the Centre’s expansion plans of Karwar port under Sagarmala project. Agitators barged into the worksite, breaching the barricades in the morning. The police acted swiftly and detained over 70 agitating fishermen. Hours […]

Malpe : Although almost three months have passed since this terms fishing cycle started, the fishing nets laid by purse seine fishermen is not catching enough fish. In comparison to last year, some of the purse seine boats have not even earned a minimum income of 15%. Hence, most of the purse seine boats, almost […]

Mangaluru : A person rescued by the fishermen who had jumped from Netravati Bridge to commit suicide on October 16. It is said, a person jumped into Netravati River on Wednesday noon. At the same time local fishermen rushed to the spot and rescued the man and admitted him to a private hospital. Kankanady police arrived the […]

Mangaluru : Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary reminded the fishermen that legally there is no provision to undertake bull trawl and light fishing. He said that the fishermen leaders have been asked to move together on this issue with mutual consent. “In spite of this, if the fishermen develop differences and hold protests, the department will […]

Udupi : Kota Srinivas Poojary, Minister for Ports and Fisheries, and Muzrai, said on Thursday that he would try to find solutions to the issues concerning fisheries harbours and jetties in the three coastal districts. Speaking to presspersons after offering bagina to the Swarna near the Sri Siddhivinayaka Temple at Shimbra here, Mr. Poojary said […]

Mangaluru : Notwithstanding favourable toofans [churning of the sea] following last week’s highly active monsoon, fishermen in the coastal region are wary of venturing into the sea as the initial catch may not fetch them a good price with fishmeal factories continuing their strike. The fishermen are apprehensive of not getting a good catch after […]

Malpe: The government has failed to take the missing deep sea trawler Suvarna Tribhuja case seriously and ignored the fishermen alleged the families of two of the missing fishermen and have decided to boycott the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. 88 days have passed since the deep sea trawler Suvara Tribhuja left port from Malpe along […]