The once vibrant wooden trawler industry in Bangladesh is losing its sheen as the use of these vessels has gradually declined over the years, according to manufacturers. More than 2,000 wooden ...

The government has put a ban on import and construction of wooden trawlers for fishing in the Bay of Bengal. “We have taken the decision to arrest overexploitation of our marine fish stock,” said Syed ...

Worms opened the wooden hull and in washed the green water and silver minnows. The fishermen spoke less of salvaging the 63-foot trawler left in the harbor of West Ocean City. The New Hope slouched to ...

A wood-laden trawler has capsized in the Meghna River due to strong current. The Narayanganj-bound “MV Prince Ship Modina” capsized in the estuary of Meghna and Dakatia rivers around noon on Friday, ...

Six fishermen, who were missing at sea since Tuesday after their trawler capsized, were rescued in a joint operation by the Indian Coast Guard and another trawler in the Bay of Bengal, a senior coast ...