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your fortnightly dose of all things coastal from the murky waters of South Asia

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Dec
05
A Declaration by the World Forum of Fisher Peoples

A Declaration by the World Forum of Fisher Peoples

On the 8th World Forum of Fisher Peoples' (WFFP) General Assembly held in Brasilia, Brazil from 14th to 21st
6 min read
Nov
28
#19 Fishy Waters Briefing: India ports may face a strike, COP 29 a cop-out and more

#19 Fishy Waters Briefing: India ports may face a strike, COP 29 a cop-out and more

India ports may face strike over unmet needs India’s trade unions of port and dock workers are unhappy. On
4 min read
Nov
07
#18 Fishy Waters Briefing: Indian shrimp in trouble in the USA, India's first ever Fisherwomen Assembly kicks off and more

#18 Fishy Waters Briefing: Indian shrimp in trouble in the USA, India's first ever Fisherwomen Assembly kicks off and more

Welcome back after a long time. The newsletter has been going through a number of transitions, and it took a
5 min read
Aug
21
#17 How shrimp moves: From an Indian farm to an American plate

#17 How shrimp moves: From an Indian farm to an American plate

By Siddharth Chakravarty This is a two-part series written by Siddharth Chakravarty, a nerdy shrimp researcher, explaining the entire production
5 min read
Aug
15
#16 The history of farmed shrimp in India

#16 The history of farmed shrimp in India

By Siddharth Chakravarty This is a two-part series written by Siddharth Chakravarty, a nerdy shrimp researcher, explaining the entire production
6 min read
Aug
10
#15 Why has the global north been obsessed with shrimp?

#15 Why has the global north been obsessed with shrimp?

This edition is a part of an ongoing series called The Story of Shrimp. The more we read into this,
3 min read
Aug
04
#14 Extractive dreams of a drowning nation

#14 Extractive dreams of a drowning nation

Disclaimer: This edition is a rant. In J.G. Ballard's short story from 1962, The Garden of Time,
3 min read
Jul
11
#13 Annankoil’s Resilient Fisherwomen

#13 Annankoil’s Resilient Fisherwomen

By Sara Grambs This is a series on how the modernisation of harbours in India is changing the lives of
12 min read
Jul
04
#12 Fishing for a future: A livelihood challenged by coastal infra transformation in Mudasalodai

#12 Fishing for a future: A livelihood challenged by coastal infra transformation in Mudasalodai

By Jan Hauptmann This month, we bring to you a series on how the modernisation of harbours in India is
9 min read
Jun
27
#11 Cuddalore ring-seiners struggle to survive after the ban

#11 Cuddalore ring-seiners struggle to survive after the ban

By Jan Mogens Borchert This is Part 2 of the story describing the rise and fall of ring-seine fishing in
16 min read