[OANNES Foro] ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 03 December to 07 December 2012

Lun Dic 10 03:46:13 PST 2012

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*Weekly News Alert*

*03 December – 07 December 2012*

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Dear Subscriber,

Please find below web links of  ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 03 December
to 07 December 2012.

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West Bengal: 46 of 72 arrested fishermen return from Bangladesh*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/46-of-72-arrested-fishermen-return-from-bangladesh/article4157047.ece

Forty-six of the 72 fishermen from West Bengal, who were arrested by the
Bangladesh authorities for straying into the country’s waters last month,
returned to South 24 Parganas district on Sunday...
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Tamil Nadu: Foreshore Estate redevelopment gets CRZ clearance*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/foreshore-estate-redevelopment-gets-crz-clearance/article4168101.ece

The Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone Management Authority on Wednesday gave
CRZ (Coastal regulation Zone) clearance for the redevelopment project of
Foreshore Estate to be undertaken by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board.
According to sources in the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority
(CMDA), the CRZ clearance will facilitate planning permission for the 2800
dwelling units proposed to be constructed in the area...
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Tamil Nadu: Jaya seeks PM's intervention in securing fishermen's release*
http://zeenews.india.com/news/tamil-nadu/jaya-seeks-pm-s-intervention-in-securing-fishermen-s-release_814813.html

Expressing concern over the arrest of 40 Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan
Navy early this week, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday
said such harassment has become a "regular occurrence" and sought Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention for their release...

*Karnataka: Symposia should benefit society*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/symposia-should-benefit-society/article4163364.ece

A four-day global symposium organised by the city-based Asian Fisheries
Society Indian Branch began here on Monday with the hope of recommending
measures to mitigate hunger and malnutrition that have affected over 80
crore people across the world — more so in the developing countries...

*Karnataka: distribution of cloth bags angers fisherwomen in market*
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=157267

To educate people about the ban imposed on use of plastic, former Deputy
Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada Dr N S Channappa Gowda and commissioner of
Mangalore City Corporation Dr K Harish Kumar along with others visited the
Central Fish Market, State Bank, here on Monday December 3. DC and MCC
commissioner distributed as many as 400 free cloth bags, an alternative to
plastic bags...
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Maharashtra: Fishermen opposed to waterway project*
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Fishermen-opposed-to-waterway-project/Article1-968535.aspx

The fishermen community have expressed concern about MSRDC’s water
transport project in Mumbai, saying they were worried about the effect it
would have on their business. The project, which has been languishing for
13 years, has been revived, drawing flak from fishermen...

*Gujarat: Fishing community longs for a leader of its own*
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fishing-community-longs-for-a-leader-of-its-own/1040444/

Haresh Bariya, owner of a fishing boat, has now waited over three months
for the benefits of a diesel subsidy, promised by Chief Minister Narendra
Modi in August. “A package of Rs 200 crore was announced for all 11,000
boats in Gujarat. Fishermen were to get a VAT waiver on diesel, which had
been stopped since 2007-08,” says Bariya, of Okha in Jamnagar district...

*India: India appeals to WTO on rejection of shrimps by Japan*
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/india-appeals-to-wtorejectionshrimps-by-japan/494655/

India has appealed to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for help with its
shrimp exports, the light of Japan’s rejection of consignments, citing a
high level of ethoxyquin. Japan has stalled imports of Indian shrimp and
currently holds 150 containers of the frozen product at its ports. Though
Japan had lifted the ban, exports have dropped heavily on account of the
increase in the number of rejections...

*Pakistan: 19 Indian fishermen held*
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-4-146382-19-Indian-fishermen-held

The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) detained 19 Indian fishermen and seized
three boats on Monday. In a statement, the MSA said during routine
patrolling, its unit apprehended 19 Indian fishermen operating in Pakistani
waters approximately 40 kilometres from the border and seized their three
boats...

*Sri Lanka: India gifts 175 boats and fishing equipment worth LKR 71
million to IDPs at Mannar*
http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2012/12/03/india-gifts-175-boats-and-fishing-equipment-worth-lkr-71-million-idps-mannar

High Commissioner of India Mr. Ashok K. Kantha visited Mannar District in
the Northern Province on 2 December 2012 and handed over 175 boats with one
outboard motor each and twelve fishing nets to 350 beneficiaries. The boats
were handed over in the presence of . Dr. Rajitha Senaratne, Minister of
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and Mr. Rishad Bathiudeen, Minister of
Industries and Commerce...

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