Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Upon the immediate aftermath of the X-Press Pearl disaster, consumption of fish and shell fish significantly reduced upon the public perception that they were unfit for consumption

Fisheries organisations representing fishermen and coastal communities affected by the incident argue whether the compensation process represents all affected fishermen

Maritime experts and environmental scientists maintain that it is the polluted who should pay and they have polluted Sri Lanka's environment tremendously

The refusal of payment of USD 1 billion as compensation for the damage caused by the MV X-Press Pearl disaster has sparked much outrage among the legal fraternity and petitioners that had been litigating against what was...