Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar today requested Sri Lankan fishmen not to intrude into International waters violating Sri Lanka’s territorial waters. ..

The Indian Coast Guard arrested two Sri Lankan fishermen here on Thursday for allegedly crossing the International Maritime ...

Sri Lanka, March 6 -- Fisheries, Aquatic and Marine Resources Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekaran stated in Parliament yesterday that he is requesting the fishing community to refrain from fishing ...

Navy spokesman Gayan Wickramasuriya said fishermen spotted the boat off Sri Lanka’s northern coast on Thursday and raised alarm to authorities who then rescued the people on board. Passengers included ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's navy rescued more than 100 people believed to be Rohingya refugees who were found adrift aboard a fishing trawler off the island nation, a navy spokesman said Friday.

Aananda Jeya Baskaran used to visit the annual St. Anthony’s feast on the uninhabited island of Katchathivu with his family since his childhood. This time he came to the ‘Guardian of Fishermen’ in mid ...

The Sri Lanka Navy arrested 22 Indian fishermen on Saturday for alleged illegal fishing in the island nation’s waters and seized three fishing vessels. The fishermen were arrested from the North Sea ...

Sri Lankan diplomats are in discussions with Somali authorities regarding the suspected abduction of a fishing vessel and its six crew members by Somali pirates. The abduction occurred east of Somalia ...

We publish below a recent statement issued by the Kayts Fishermen’s Action Committee in Sri Lanka. As fishermen we, like every worker and the poor in Sri Lanka, are in dire straits, unable to continue ...