t peter national fishworkers forum
July 8, 2020
Rising fuel prices, poorly drafted fisheries policy, lockdown and no relief from the government — traditional fishers never had this bad
The worries of the small-scale fishers are not limited to the loss of income due to the COVID19 lockdown alone. The Draft National Fisheries Policy 2020, if adopted, may hit them further. Fishers have also planned a day-long demonstration against the rising fuel prices.
Nidhi Jamwal
May 29, 2020
Fisheries ministry reduces annual fishing ban by two weeks; fishers’ forum demands its revocation
In response to the COVID pandemic and loss of livelihood to the fishers, the Centre has reduced the annual fishing ban period. The National Fishworkers’ Forum calls it “unscientific”