GANESH NAKHAWA | THE LAST FISHERMAN OF BOMBAY
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WHY SMALL-SCALE FISHERMEN FEAR A NEW LAW WILL DO THEM MORE HARM THAN GOOD
By Anjana Vaswani, Mumbai Mirror
“The people I grew up with don’t work in the industry any more. Many have taken up careers in hospitality, some work at banks,” says Nakhawa. Thanks to pollution, civic projects that have cut into the sea and climate change, fishing stopped being a profitable business years ago, with rapidly-declining fish stocks.
Mumbai: Boycott baby pomfret, save a species
By Rajneet Jadhav, Mid-Day
Nakhwa, along with other fishermen, has appealed to consumers to prefer buying large Pomfrets to allow smaller ones to grow. "People should prefer only full-grown Pomfrets and avoid eating baby Pomfrets. Only when the demand for smaller fishes goes down, the supply of juvenile pomfrets will decrease. I would also request the consumers to check the right season to eat the right fish and make responsible choices.
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A Fisherman's Journey
From London to Raigad
Brut India
Ganesh Nakhawa left a job in London to work for his community back home. Eight years later, when the lockdown struck his town, his foreign degree and his long-term vision helped Koli fishermen tide over the crisis. He shared these details with Brut recently.
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Warrior Nakhawa ready to lead Agari & Koli community with his Bang On ideology..
Planet Marathi
नाखवा म्हणतो… मला फक्त आवडं म्हणून किंवा पारंपरिक व्यवसाय आहे म्हणून मासेमारी कधीचं करायची नव्हती. या क्षेत्रात आधुनिकता आणून एक बदल घडवावा हा मी पूर्णवेळ मासेमारीकडे वळण्याचा मूळ उद्देश
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Messiah Of Mumbai's Fisherfolk
Mumbai Mirror
Ganesh Nakhwa, a fisherman from Karanja has converted his car into a delivery vehicle and generated employment for hundreds of fishermen. He started running a mini fish market out of his house. He has generated revenue for 600 fisherfolk and engaged scores of out-of-job fisherwomen for cutting and cleaning. Small-scale fishing had already crippled within days of the lockdown being announced A distressed Nakhwa started airing their grievances on social media.
