Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Minister urges Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to ban bottom trawling
2026-05-15
Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar on Thursday (May 14) urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, to banContinue Reading
Namal condemns assault on Sri Lankan fisherman in Tamil Nadu
2026-04-28
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa has strongly condemned the brutal assault of a Sri Lankan fisherman inContinue Reading
Navy seizes fishing boat with four Indian fishermen off Mannar
2026-04-15
The Sri Lankan Navy seized an Indian fishing boat and apprehended four (04) Indian fishermen for poaching in Sri LankanContinue Reading
Six Sri Lankan fishermen freed after eight months in Bangladesh custody
2026-04-01
Six Sri Lankan fishermen have been released after spending eight months in detention in Bangladesh for allegedly entering the country’sContinue Reading
Fishermen warned against venturing beyond Sri Lanka’s maritime boundary
2026-03-05
Minister of Fisheries, Ramalingam Chandrasekar, has requested all fishing communities in the country not to engage in fishing activities beyondContinue Reading
India denies alleged assault on Sri Lankan fishermen
2026-02-05
The High Commission of India in Colombo has denied allegations that Indian Navy or Coast Guard personnel were involved inContinue Reading
Navy seizes Indian fishing boat poaching in Northern waters
2025-12-29
The Sri Lanka Navy seized 01 Indian fishing boat and apprehended 03 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in SriContinue Reading
Tamil Nadu CM urges intervention to prevent fishermen arrest by SL Navy
2025-12-29
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday wrote to Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, urging immediate diplomatic interventionContinue Reading
12 Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy, trawler impounded
2025-12-23
Sri Lankan Navy personnel on Tuesday (23 Dec) arrested at least 12 fishermen from Rameswaram and Thangachimadam in Ramanathapuram districtContinue Reading
Six fishermen arrested for suspected narcotics transport
2025-11-20
A fishing vessel carrying six Sri Lankan fishermen has been detained on suspicion of transporting narcotics. The arrest took placeContinue Reading
Navy arrests 14 Indian fishermen for poaching off Jaffna
2025-11-10
The Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard seized an Indian fishing boat and apprehended 14 Indian fishermen while they wereContinue Reading
SJB MP seeks Indian satellite tech to safeguard Sri Lankan fishermen
2025-11-07
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Chithral Fernando yesterday met the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, requesting thatContinue Reading
Secure release of fishers from SL custody, Tamil Nadu CM writes to Indian Govt
2025-11-04
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has urged Indian Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar to initiate immediate diplomatic effortsContinue Reading
Case against 08 SL fishermen in Madagascar to be taken up today
2025-08-04
The case against eight Sri Lankan fishermen who are detained in Madagascar for engaging in illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishingContinue Reading
Navy nabs 23 fishermen during raids to crack down on illegal fishing
2025-08-02
Twenty-two (22) persons involved in various illegal fishing activities were apprehended along with 05 dinghies in several locations off theContinue Reading
14 Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
2025-07-29
The Sri Lanka Navy has seized 02 Indian fishing boats and apprehended 14 Indian fishermen for poaching off the coastsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka seeks release of 8 fishermen detained in Madagascar
2025-07-25
The Sri Lankan government has initiated diplomatic intervention to secure the release of eight fishermen detained in Madagascar for engagingContinue Reading
Navy conducts life-saving training for Trinco fishermen
2025-07-02
The Sri Lanka Navy, together with the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, has conducted another essential life-saving training forContinue Reading