Sundarbans' marine resources, including fish and crustacean stocks, are depleting due to indiscriminate use of poisonous substances for fish baits, raising concerns among environmentalists.

Dalit and Adivasi communities who have protected the mangrove forest for centuries say they must be listened to.

Fisherfolk in the Sundarbans wilfully ignore the government ban on the use of fine-mesh current nets which is fast depleting various species of fish in the area. The livelihoods of a few hundred ...

The smell of salt and mangrove leaves fills the humid air as the tide retreats along the muddy banks of the Sundarbans.

Sankizahan in Kultali area of the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove ecosystem made of islands, rivers and creeks, used to be a village of fishermen who hunted on traditional and motorised boats ...

Sea surface warming has led to a significant change in fish habitat in the Sundarbans over the past two decades. This has affected fish harvesting in the region. Fishing is the largest employment ...

Six people have been detained for illegally catching fish in the Satkhira range of the Sundarbans, forest officials said on Wednesday. The detainees have been identified as Mafizul Sardar, 45, son of ...

It’s long been known that many people depend on the world’s single largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans, for their livelihoods, as the forest naturally provides resources including fish, crabs, ...

NAMKHANA: Poverty-stricken villagers in the Sundarbans area have been munching on the hilsa for breakfast, lunch and dinner after tonnes of Bengal's favourite fish were netted of a size that cannot be ...

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On a warm November afternoon, Parul Haldar balanced precariously on the bow of a small wooden dinghy, pulling in a long net flecked with fish from the swirling brown river. Just behind her loomed the ...

The powerful cyclone that struck India and Bangladesh last month passed through the vast mangrove forests of the Sundarban Delta, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The mangroves dissipated some of Cyclone ...