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When there’s light …

Today we had a chat with hope. We were at a dry and somewhat desolate landing beach up the coast from Tuticorin when along came a conservation hero. I didn’t see anything particularly meaningful at first. Pairs of people – man and woman, old and young, adult and child – grabbed meagre shelter from the …

Far too much miscellany

By Amanda Vincent I’m not sure whether to be enthralled or appalled by the trawl fisheries of southern India. Probably both. I’ve spent the past week hanging about fishing communities of Tamil Nadu, guided by our wonderful Indian PhD student, Tanvi Vaidyanathan. It’s been a considerable education, even for somebody used to Asian fisheries. I’ve been …