[OANNES Foro] ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 17 December to 21 December 2012

Vie Dic 21 02:48:33 PST 2012

*International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Trust*

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*Weekly News Alert*

*17 December – 21 December 2012*

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Dear Subscriber,

Please find below web links of ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 17 December
to 21 December 2012.

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*Assam: Discharge of lime by the paper mill has been causing severe
pollution to the nearby Elenga Beel and other fisheries*
http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec1712/state07

Guwahati: serious note of the growing degradation of the Elenga Beel – a
major water-body of the area – caused by Nagaon Paper Mill of Hindustan
Paper Corporation (HPC) at Jagiroad, and of the fact that the HPC
authorities failed to comply with earlier directives concerning maintenance
of environmental norms, the Pollution Control Board Assam (PCBA) has issued
pre-closure notice to HPC for closing the polluting unit of the paper
mill...

*Odisha: Twenty fishermen held for fishing in reserved zone*
http://zeenews.india.com/news/orissa/twenty-fishermen-held-for-fishing-in-reserved-zone_753141.html

Kendrapara: Forest department officials have taken into custody 20 marine
fishermen of West Bengal after intercepting a couple of fishing trawlers
near Satabhaya coast off the prohibited Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in
Odisha. The marine fishermen were from Digha coast of the neighbouring
state...

*Odisha: Hygienic fish drying improved livelihood of coastal fisherwomen of
Odisha *
http://www.icar.org.in/node/5530

Under the Network project on “Capacity building of coastal fisherwomen
through post harvest technology in fisheries” Directorate of Research on
Women in Agriculture (DRWA) created a Model Fish Drying Unit at Penthakota,
Puri, Odisha with the financial support of National Fishery Development
Board (NFDB)...

*Andhra Pradesh: Cannot dilute CRZ norms for constructing  buildings:
Andhra CM*
http://zeenews.india.com/news/andhra-pradesh/cannot-dilute-crz-norms-for-constructing-buildings-andhra-cm_817369.html

Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Monday
said the state government could not allow construction of buildings in
Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) areas since it's the jurisdiction of Central
government to relax guidelines...

*Tamil Nadu: Sri Lanka, India agreed to enhance cooperation to ensure
safety of fishermen - Indian Defence Minister*
http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=SL_India_agreed_to_enhance_cooperation_20121219_04

Sri Lanka and India been agreed to enhance cooperation to allow both
countries to pursue their fishing activity in a safe, secure and
sustainable manner, the Indian government said. In a written statement to
the Lok Sabha Indian Defense Minister A. K. Antony said issues relating to
incidents of attack on Indian fishermen has consistently been taken up with
the Sri Lankan government through diplomatic channels...

*Kerala: Kerala fishermen killing*
http://www.ianslive.in/index.php?param=news/Kerala_fishermen_killing-391434/LatestNews/31

Kochi, Dec 20: The Kerala High Court Thursday ruled that the two Italian
Marines charged with the killing of two Indian fishermen off the coast of
Kerala in February can be allowed to go home for Christmas. The court had
caveats too: the marines could be allowed to go provided they return latest
by 3 p.m., Jan 10, 2013, and the Indian government allows them to go...

*Goa: Fish get marine police cover off Goa*
http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/12/16/110--Fish-get-marine-police-cover-off-Goa-.html

Panaji, Dec 16 (IANS) Goa loves its fish fried and curried. But fishermen
in this coastal state are now fuming over trawlers from Karnataka and
Maharashtra "poaching" in the state's waters. After recent incidents of
high-powered boats from neighbouring states coming in by the droves to net
fish from Goa's territorial waters, the Goa government has been forced to
post marine police at sea to guard its fish!...

*Punjab: CIPHET displays fish descaling, poultry processing  machines*
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ciphet-displays-fish-descaling-poultry-processing-machines/1047204/

Around 30 retailers from the poultry and fish sectors attended the exposure
day organised by the Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and
Technology (CIPHET) to demonstrate newly invented technologies on its
campus on Tuesday...

*India: Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests:  Office
Memorandum regarding   Consideration of proposals for TORs/Environment
Clearance/ CRZ Clearance involving violation of the Environment
(Protection) Act, 19861 Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification,
2006  Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011 *
http://envfor.nic.in/assets/om-12122012-b.pdf

Dated 12th December, 2012: The Environment Impact Assessment Notification
(EIA), 2006 and its amendments thereafter require all new projects or
activities and / or expansion and modernization of existing projects or
activities listed in the schedule to the said Notification with capacity
beyond threshold limits prescribed thereunder, to obtain prior Environment
Clearance under the provisions thereof...

*Bangladesh: Bangladeshi fishermen yet to be repatriated*
http://www.ptinews.com/news/3212048_Bangladeshi-fishermen-yet-to-be-repatriated

Berhampur: Seventeen Bangladeshi fishermen rescued by locals from the sea
after their boat developed a problem along the coast at Odisha's Ganjam
district over a month ago, are still awaiting repatriation...

*Pakistan: Fisheries special economic zone on 20,000 acres*
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/12/19/city/karachi/fisheries-special-economic-zone-on-20000-acres/

Karachi - Sindh Board of Investment Chairman Muhammad Zubair Motiwala has
said that the purpose of establishing fisheries special economic zone is to
promote socio-economic conditions of the rural Sindh and this zone will be
established on 20,000 acres that has already been identified in Thatta
district...

*Myanmar: Fisheries project helps improve food security, livelihoods*
http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/19082/fisheries-project-helps-improve-food-security-liveliho

Myanmar - A $2 million project to improve rural food security and
livelihoods in Myanmar through the development of fisheries and small-scale
aquaculture was officially launched last week by WorldFish and the Myanmar
government Department of Fisheries...

*Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's fish production increased last year*
http://www.colombopage.com/archive_12B/Dec11_1355237500JR.php

Dec 11, Colombo: Fisheries Minister of Sri Lanka Dr. Rajitha Senaratne says
that the country's fish production has seen an increase last year.
According to the Minister, the fish production had increased by 100,000
metric tons in 2011. The fish production in 2009 was 339,730 metric tons
and it has increased to 440,830 metric tons in 2011...

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