Over-fishing, pollution and climate change have taken a heavy toll, pulling the annual catch down to 40 tonnes in 2024 from 1,200 tonnes four decades ago ...

The enforcement drive on April 2 and 3 was undertaken by a special task force of the state fisheries department ...

Palghar: Maharashtra's recently declared state fish, the silver pomfret (Chandheri Paplet or Saranga), is facing a critical threat of extinction due to rampant and unsustainable overfishing ...

Most of us know the victim as the ‘paplet’, more precisely the baby silver pomfret. Stuffed, fried, and the star of a rich coconut gravy, the pomfret takes centre stage on seafood menus and ...