Mangaluru: Three under construction boats caught fire in the Old Mangalore Port, on Thursday. Fire personnel rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire. The incident took place in the engineering yard, in the interiors of the dock. The accidental fire burned down three boats, which are said to be new. It is said, the […]

Udupi : Seven deep sea fishing boats from Malpe have been seized by the police at Ratnagiri. All the crew have been detained. The action was taken on the grounds of violation of fishing regulations. It is said the huge catch of fish   in the boats, has also been seized. However, fishermen in Malpe say […]

Mangalore : A majority of fishing boats have been anchored in the Malpe harbour following the hike in diesel rates. Nearly 300 fishing boats have not ventured into the sea since the hike in the diesel price and the fishing scenario has turned gloomy at Malpe harbour. The rise in diesel price has resulted in […]

Udupi : Fishermen under the aegis of the Malpe Fishermen Association  will suspend all fishing activities on November 22 in support of their demand for the strict implementation of the Karnataka Marine Fishing (Regulation) Act 1986 and ban on illegal fishing of cuttle fish (Kappe Bondas) by Tamil Nadu fishermen Speaking to reporters, Vasudeva Salian, […]

Mangalore:   As many as eight fishermen who ventured into fishing in two boats were rescued by locals, after the boats capsized at  the estuary  mouth near Bengre on August 6, Monday. First it was ‘Syed Madani’ a gillnet boat  with four fishermen on board, that  faced the brunt of the rough seas and then  it […]