Fisheries dispute haunts Sri Lanka-India relationship

Colombo urges action from New Delhi as trawlers impact livelihoods in Jaffna

20250212 Sri Lanka fisherman

A Sri Lankan fisherman hauls in a net off the coast of Jaffna in Sri Lanka in September 2024. © Reuters

MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka -- Along Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna coast, fishermen in T-shirts and sarongs grumbled about their poor catch the previous night. As they mended their blue nets spread out close to the lapping sea, the men complained about how the only fish they could sell was a meager haul of barracuda, Indian mackerel and milk shark.

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