Fishing

Maldives navigates shifting monsoons and weather extremes

Record rainfall in Malé on January 3 was an extreme weather event.

Fish exports decline in Maldives

Yellowfin tuna prices were volatile, the Maldives central bank said.

Man dies from electric shock on fishing trip

The 34-year-old Bangladeshi died immediately.

MDP pledges to ban foreign vessels from Maldives fishing

The main opposition has five focus areas in its manifesto.

Plenty more fish in the sea as over a ton discarded

The spike across the Maldives, especially in the south, has led to complaints about an ice shortage to keep the fish frozen, as well as MIFCO and other firms lacking buying capacity.

High and dry: fishermen queue to weigh their catch

Boats which had queued on Sunday evening were still in line at dawn on Monday, with ten boats waiting to weigh their haul from the previous day.

Councillors suspended ahead of opposition rally

The suspension comes as the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party prepares to hold a rally on the island. All five councillors are involved in setting it up.

Captured fishing vessels were pirate boats

The two vessels were travelling from Somalia to Thailand, local media reported the Maldives National Defence Force as saying.

Sri Lankan fishing boats seized

A ministry report published in October said hundreds of foreign fishing vessels were operating illegally in Maldivian seas every year.

Hundreds of non-Maldivian fishing vessels operating illegally

Fishing vessel fined MVR700,000 for illegal long line fishing

“Huge support” for halal certification, says Islamic Ministry

Fishing vessel splits in two mid-journey

MNDF searching for lost fishing boat

EU refuses to extend duty-free status of Maldivian fish imports on human rights grounds

Dead dolphin found with puncture wound to head

Export revenue increase “very likely” after obtaining MSC certification: Minister of State for Fisheries and Agriculture

Government to assist fisheries sector with HCFC-free refrigeration switch

Rainbow Warrior visiting Maldives as part of two month Indian Ocean tour

Maldives world’s most vulnerable country to climate-change related impacts on food security