T. Peter dedicated his life for the wellbeing of fishing communities and engaged himself steadfastly to protect their life and livelihoods. He was under treatment for COVID-19 at the Government Medical College Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram . He was admitted to the hospital on October 3, but had developed pneumonia and had been on life support. A native of Veli in the district of Thiruvanathapuram, T. Peter was known for his indomitable spirit and untiring efforts aimed at upliftment of the fisher community. Over the past several decades, he was an active participant in numerous struggles on issues impacting the community at the State and National levels and on environmental issues in general. A former State president of the Kerala Swatantra Matsya Thozhilali Federation (KSMTF), T. Peter was currently serving as editor ofAlakal, the mouthpiece of the KSMTF. This was his second term as General Secretary of the NFF. He strived to create awareness among the fishing community as well as the general public on matters pertaining to fisheries, including the annual monsoon season trawling ban and the policies governing the sector. Recently, he was also involved in the struggle to highlight the apprehension of the fisher community in Kerala with regard to the new shipping corridor that passes close to the Kerala coast. The funeral will be held at the St. Xavier’s Church, Veli.