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Maharashtra fisherwomen in deep water due to climate change

Fishers in Maharashtra’s Konkan coast, especially the women dependent on fishing, face hardships as the fish catch declines due to rising sea levels and marine pollution.

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Maharashtra village strives to preserve ancestral fishing practices

A bunch of determined fisherwomen of Thal village in Maharashtra’s Raigad district are fighting against odds and time to sustain their traditional fishing economy.

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Enterprising Odisha women take to selling fish to improve lives

Women in Odisha’s coastal fishing villages have turned to selling fish and value-added fishery products after eliminating middlemen and abolishing the home brewing of country liquor, the root cause of their problems