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The fishing industry in the Maldives is the island's second main industry. According to national tradition in the words of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, "Fishing is the lifeblood of our nation, it is inborn. From the soil on which we live, to the sea around us, it remains an integral part of our existence.
In 1977, the Government of Maldives, with a Japanese investment set up a cannery at Lh. Felivaru, adding commercial value to the daily catch. This began the first industrial scale value addition process in the Maldives fishing industry. To this day, canned tuna is popularly known as Felivaru Masdhalhu. [1]
The Maldives Tourism Promotion Board was established by the government to promote quality and sustainable growth in the country's tourism industry and to foster a well utilized and financially healthy private sector industry. - in this way enabling the industry to deliver long-term economic, social and cultural benefits to the people of ...
The Maldives government says it has asked for clarification of why Indian coast guard personnel boarded three Maldivian fishing vessels operating within its economic zone earlier this week without ...
Tourism is the largest industry in the Maldives, accounting for 28% of GDP and more than 60% of the Maldives' foreign ... Fishing is the second leading sector in the ...
Italian Sea Group is not liable in relation to the fatal sinking of Mike Lynch's superyacht, which killed the British tech billionaire and six others, its chief executive said on Tuesday. The ...
In Blake Lively’s bombshell sexual harassment complaint against Justin Baldoni, the fixers are now part of the problem. On top of the laundry list of accused misconduct on the set of the film ...
Fishing has historically been the dominant economic activity, and remains the largest sector by far, followed by the rapidly growing tourism industry. The Maldives rates "high" on the Human Development Index, [17] with per capita income significantly higher than other SAARC nations. [18]