[OANNES Foro] ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 07 January 2012 to 11 January 2013

Vie Ene 11 01:44:11 PST 2013

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*07 January to 11 January 2013*

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Please find below web links of  ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 07 January
2012 to 11 January 2013.

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*Madhya Pradesh: Fishermen Welfare Board invites suggestions from fishermen*
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-04/bhopal/36148072_1_traditional-fishermen-welfare-board-suggestions

Madhya Pradesh fishermen's welfare board has invited suggestions from
fishermen regarding their welfare and patta allotment policy. Suggestions
can be sent to the board's office on the premises of Fish Aquarium in Raj
Bhavan by post. The fishermen's welfare board has come into existence
following announcement made by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to this
effect at Fishermen's Panchayat at Bhopal in February 2012...
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Gujarat: Gujarat fishermen in Abu Dhabi fishermen sail perilously close to
the wind*
http://www.thenational.ae/weather/abu-dhabi/abu-dhabi-fishermen-sail-perilously-close-to-the-wind

The fishermen of Abu Dhabi who venture out to the deep sea at this time of
the year count themselves blessed when their boats return safely. "The most
dangerous thing over the sea is the strong winds, and we are afraid of
capsizing when towering waves throw our dhows," says Maggan Bhai Tandle, an
Abu Dhabi fisherman for 25 years. Sometimes it reaches up to 30 knots and
more"...

*Goa: Biometric ID cards for fishing community*
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-05/goa/36161355_1_smart-cards-biometric-id-card-reader

The fisheries department has started distributing biometric identification
smart cards to members of the fishing community in Goa that have been
issued by the Union ministry of agriculture, department of animal
husbandry, dairying and fisheries. This is the first time that such
biometric identification smart cards, officially called 'marine fishermen
identification cards' (MFIC), are being issued to members of the fishing
community as part of the central government scheme...

*Karnataka: Government nod for new fishing harbour near Mangalore port*
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/303875/govt-nod-cew-fishing-harbour.html

Finally, the Government has decided to establish a new fishing harbour near
new Mangalore Port, which was pending for the last 10 years. Responding to
a Deccan Herald poser, Union Minister of Shipping G K Vasan said the Union
Government will provide 75 per cent assistance through Department of Animal
Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, while the remaining project cost will be
funded primarily by New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) and partially by the
State government, if feasible...
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Kerala: Kerala seeks more kerosene for fisheries sector*
http://business-standard.com/india/news/kerala-seeks-more-kerosene-for-fisheries-sector/498283/

The Kerala government has demanded allotment of more kerosene to the state
as it is facing acute shortage, especially in the fisheries sector which is
the backbone of the coastal economy. A memorandum in this regard was
submitted to the Prime Minister on Tuesday by fisheries minister K Babu.
Kerala’s fisheries sector needs at least 150,000 litre kerosene annually,
but the actual allotment is below 40 per cent...

*Tamil Nadu: CM offers jobs to project-affected fishermen in State*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/cm-offers-jobs-to-projectaffected-fishermen-in-state/article4280408.ece

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday announced rehabilitation measures for
fishermen affected by projects undertaken by the State. The ship building
yard-cum-minor port complex at Kattupalli and water desalination plant in
Minjur are some of the projects...
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Andhra Pradesh: Petronets Andhra terminal in trouble*
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_petronets-andhra-terminal-in-trouble_1785232

The LNG terminal proposed by Petronet at Gangavaram port on the East coast
has run into rough weather with the locals opposing the project on the
ground that it would pollute the coast and hit the livelihood of the
fishermen in the area...
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India: Scheme is king*
http://newindianexpress.com/magazine/article1405840.ece

There’s a mile-long queue of people at the Rajamangala Stadium. The
government is offering a “first car” subsidy of Rs 1.4 lakh to persons
buying their first. India of the future? Ominously so, only Rajamangala is
in Bangkok, and this is the Thai version of freebies, a staple of
politicians in developing economies where populist schemes are suitable
substitutes for leadership...

*India: World Bank report on Alaknanda dam kept under wraps*
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/world-bank-report-alaknanda-dam-kept-under-wraps

The findings of a World Bank inquiry panel on the possible adverse impacts
of the proposed Vishnugad Pipalkoti hydroelectric project on the Alaknanda
river seems to have made the Centre jittery. It is learnt that the ministry
of power has requested World Bank, which is funding the project, to keep
the report under cover till the Maha Kumbh Mela at Allahabad gets over...
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Pakistan: Fishermen and their issues*
http://dawn.com/2013/01/04/fishermen-their-issues/

For every fishing trip, the fishermen have to give illegal gratification to
the harbour preventive office, situated at the Karachi Fish Harbour, to
obtain the necessary port clearance.Would senior officials of the
authorities concerned care to tell the public at large as to what should
the fishermen do to carry on their business without being subjected to the
undeterred, undesirable, horrendous and broad daylight extortion of
millions of rupees a day by the customs preventive department?...

*Sri Lanka: Rebuilding fishermen’s livelihoods in Sri Lanka*
http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/ourwork/crisispreventionandrecovery/successstories/rebuilding-fishermens-livelihoods-in-sri-lanka.html

Fishermen in Mullaitivu District, Northern Sri Lanka, have been living off
the sea for decades. However, years of conflict and displacement have
disrupted their livelihoods and caused large scale damage to the economic
and social infrastructure. Anuraj, a father  of three, was displaced four
times with his family since the 90’s...

*Bangladesh: Bangladeshi shrimp to get free legal advice *
http://www.worldfishing.net/news101/industry-news/bangladeshi-shrimp-to-get-free-legal-advice

US law firm Sidley Austin Sidley is representing the Bangladesh Shrimp and
Fish Foundation (BSFF) to advise on standards for exporting into the
European Union and the US, and to help reduce trade barriers when they
arise. It is understood that this advice will be given free of charge...

*Chennai: ICSF”s DC Weekly News Alert is available online now at Fisheries
and Fishing Communities in India web page (indianfisheries.icsf.net)*
Source: http://indianfisheries.icsf.net/

Webpage on 'Coastal Zone and Communities' has new weblinks on ' Coastal
protection and erosion' and   webpage  on 'Fishing communities' has new
weblinks on 'Paravas of South India'.

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