[OANNES Foro] ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 24 to 28 September 2012

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*24 September – 28 September 2012*

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Please find below web links of ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 24 to 28
September 2012.

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*Odisha: Japan refuses to buy ‘toxic’ shrimp from Odisha*
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-23/bhubaneswar/34040090_1_shrimp-farmers-state-export-naveen-patnaik

Berhampur: Shrimp farmers in the state are a worried lot as export of their
produce to Japan, one of the major buyer countries of the seafood, has been
severely hit since the past two months after the Japanese authorities
detected ethoxiquin in the shrimps, a quinoline-based antioxidant used as a
preservative and a pesticide, and have been refusing to buy the produce
since...
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Andhra Pradesh: Heat is on for thermal power too *
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/heat-is-on-for-thermal-power-too/article3935887.ece

While villagers in a part of coastal Tamil Nadu are protesting against a
nuclear power plant, in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh a more conventional
method of energy production has been the trigger for widespread protests.
Three dozen or more thermal power stations are coming up at several places
along the Andhra coast...

*Tamil Nadu: Chennai fish markets turn ‘silent zones’ as prices dip*
http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article1023826.ece

We have heard most teachers likening a noisy classroom to a fish market, as
a comparison to the hustle bustle common to both. But, in the absence of
its trademark noise and crowd, the fish markets in the city wore a deserted
look a couple of days after the Tamil month of Purattasi began on Monday...
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Tamil Nadu: SC observation gives PMANE fresh ammo*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/SC-observation-gives-PMANE-fresh-ammo/articleshow/16582795.cms

Madurai: The Supreme Court's observation that it would not hesitate to stop
commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project if safety mechanisms
were not put in place, has pumped in fresh oxygen to the anti-nuclear
protests which are progressing with renewed vigour after the police
crackdown...

*Karnataka: Navy for checks on hired hands in fishing vessels*
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/south/navy-checks-hired-hands-fishing-vessels-434

Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, Vice Admiral
Shekhar Sinha, will meet Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and
Governor H.R. Bhardwaj next month with a request to ensure that all those
employed in fishing boats in the State should undergo police verification...

*Kerala: Honchos, fishermen take on resort owners*
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/thiruvananthapuram/honchos-fishermen-take-resort-owners-446

World Bank consultant, the International Finance Corporation, would release
a comprehensive Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) on the Vizhinjam
International Transshipment Terminal project on their website by December.
IFC is the lead transaction adviser for the project...
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Goa: Mickky takes up fisherwomen's cause*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Mickky-takes-up-fisherwomens-cause/articleshow/16551947.cms

Margao: Two months after fish vendors from the old fish market at Margao
were evicted during an anti-encroachment drive, Nuvem MLA Francisco
'Mickky' Pacheco demanded that the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) allow the
'traditional' vendors to return to the market or be given suitable and
clean stalls at the SGPDA retail market in Fatorda...

*Bangladesh: Security vigil planned to enforce 11-day ban on Hilsha catching
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http://www1.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=281477&date=2012-09-24

Dhaka: Authorities have decided to call out security forces, including navy
and engage air force helicopters, to enforce an annual 11-day ban on Hilsha
fish catching to protect the "mother fish" during the current breeding
season of the precious specie from tomorrow...
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Pakistan: KFHA takes safety measures to avoid Baldia-like incidents*
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-4-133058-KFHA-takes-safety-measures-to-avoid-Baldia-like-incidents

Considering the catastrophic September 11 factory fire and increasing boat
incidents at the sea, the Karachi Fisheries Harbour Authority (KFHA) has
decided to take precautionary measures to avoid any untoward incident at
the harbour premises...

*Pakistan: Fisherman’s death in India ends family hopes, hits peace move*
http://dawn.com/2012/09/27/fishermans-death-in-india-ends-family-hopes-hits-peace-move/

Karachi: A Pakistan fisherman arrested by the Indian authorities in 1999
died more than two weeks ago but the authorities there broke the news on
Wednesday, shocking not only the family but also people pursuing peace
between the two countries...

*Myanmar: Finding an anchor*
http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/society/article3569165.ece

Three men join hands to make a documentary that draws attention to the
plight of fisherman Aung Soe, a man without a nation. His Burmese name is
Aung Soe and his Thai name, Lursan. But he belongs neither to Myanmar nor
to Thailand...
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Comments on the international guidelines on securing sustainable
small-scale fisheries by Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on the
right to food*
http://www.srfood.org/images/stories/pdf/otherdocuments/20120917%20srrtf%20comments%20ssf%20guidelines.pdf

The Special Rapporteur on the right to food has been devoting specific
attention to the
fisheries in the past year. He welcomes the decision by the Committee on
Fisheries to develop International Guidelines on Securing Sustainable
Small-scale Fisheries...


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