[OANNES Foro] ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 18 February to 22 February 2013

Vie Feb 22 00:15:42 PST 2013

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*18 February  to 22 February 2013*

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Please find below web links of  ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 18 February
to 22 February 2013.

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Maharashtra: 7 boats from Malpe seized by Maharashtra Coast Guards*
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=164262

Seven deep sea fishing boats and fishermen from Malpe have been held by
coast guards at Maharashtra Ratnagiri coast. They were arrested for
carrying out fishing activity within 12 nautical miles from the shore.
However, Malpe fishermen claimed that they were not fishing in the
restricted area and said that the allegations against them were false. "The
police have also sold our catch worth several lacs," they alleged...

*Goa: Fishermen fight over Island *
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-17/goa/37144263_1_fishermen-fight-island-sancoale

Two groups of fishermen assaulted each other on a tiny island near St
Jacinto island in the River Zuari over jurisdiction issue. PSI Nikhil
Palekar said "Both groups are from Sancoale and had arguments over their
jurisdiction."  A 14-member group headed by Gawda Raju, 51, all related to
each other, reached the island at 12.45am on Saturday and spread their
net...

*Kerala: Fishermen Gherao met centre in city*
http://newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article1469798.ece

Fishermen gheraoed the Meteorological Department’s centre in the city on
Monday accusing it of not  informing them in time about the climate changes
which, in turn, causes accidents and deaths in the seas as a result of
violent storms. The protest under the leadership of Kerala Swathanthra
Matsya Thozhilali Federation was inaugurated by National Fish Workers’
Forum secretary T Peter...

*Karnataka: Fishy dates of birth in MFID given to fishermen*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Fishy-dates-of-birth-in-MFID-given-to-fishermen/articleshow/18583600.cms

Mangalore: The Marine Fishers Identity (MFID) card issued by the ministry
of agriculture to empower Indian fisherman is fraught with error,
especially when it comes to the date of birth. MFID is a bio-metric ID card
which carries details of fishermen such as photograph, date of birth and
finger biometry. The cards are being issued to fishermen in nine coastal
states and four union territories...

*Tamil Nadu: Plea to stop building seawall, groynes *
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/plea-to-stop-building-seawall-groynes/article4413941.ece?css=print

The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Tuesday ordered notices to
the Central and State governments on a plea to stop the ongoing
construction of “hard” structures, such as seawalls and similar measures
that disrupt the natural movement of sand along the coastal areas in the
districts of Cuddalore, Villupuram and Puducherry...

*Andhra Pradesh: Lankan fishermen's ordeal in Andhra Pradesh *
http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2013/02/10/new36.asp

Twenty-one Sri Lankan fishermen who were arrested off the Andhra Pradesh
coast, in India complain that they were treated in an inhuman manner by
prison officials of the State. They were imprisoned for 14 days on a
detention order and were later released by court. They also pointed out
that the Indian authorities ought to follow the Sri Lankan practice of
releasing those in custody within a few days and deporting them to their
respective countries...

*West Bengal: PMO directs to curb ships' passage thru' Sundarbans*
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/index.php?ref=MjBfMDJfMTZfMTNfMV8yXzE2MDQxMw

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked two ministries concerned to
save the mangrove forest Sundarbans and its wildlife by curbing the passage
of ships through the UNESCO-declared World Heritage Site, official sources
said. The PMO recently asked the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)
and the Ministry of Shipping (MoS) to take necessary steps so that vessels
run on a particular route already approved by the MoEF...

*Odisha: Measures to facilitate safe nesting put in place and since
November, at least 70 boats have been seized and nearly 300 fishermen
arrested by the wildlife officials*
http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/article1465931.ece

While nesting of Olive Ridley turtles has occurred way before schedule at
Ganjam's Rushikulya river mouth, Gahirmatha, world's largest rookery, is
expecting the marine species by month-end. The Bhitarkanika Wildlife
Division has already put in place a string of measures to facilitate safe
nesting. Going by their position in the sea, the marine turtles are
expected for the mass nesting either by end of February or early March...
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Manipur: Eviction of Phumdi dwellers from Loktak Lake legal notice served
on Ibobi and party*
http://www.e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=1..180213.feb13

Imphal, February 17, 2013: In connection with the eviction of phumdi
dwellers from Loktak Lake, a legal notice has been served on Chief Minister
O Ibobi who is also Chairman of the Loktak Development Authority (LDA) and
three other parties/individuals. In accordance with an order issued by
Gauhati High Court, Imphal Bench on January 25 last year, the legal notice
was served on Ibobi and three other individuals yesterday...
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Bihar: Integrated aquaculture for improving productivity*
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/agriculture/integrated-aquaculture-for-improving-productivity/article4412013.ece

The farmers of Sonmar in Sarai Ranjan block, Samastipur district, Bihar
have shown a way for productive utilization of water bodies (called chaurs)
into an integrated aquaculture model. The chaurs are spread over 44
hectares and about 43 farmers control their ownership. Till 2008, these
chaurs were being utilized for capture of wild fishes...
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India: Harekrishna Debnath and Father Thomas Kocherry - Devastating effects
of the WTO *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeIrta3o4HwTalk

By Harekrishna Debnath, World Forum of Fisher People (WFFP) and Father
Thomas Kocherry, National Alliance of Peoples Movement (NAPM) on the
devastating effects of the Worth Trade Organization given October 10, 1999
at Kane Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA...
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Shifting Undercurrents: Women seaweed collectors of Gulf of Mannar, India
is available on Youtube*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PlpGl3gv44

The 5000-odd women who free-dive to collect seaweed in the Gulf of Mannar
Marine National Park off the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu find
themselves struggling for their livelihoods now that their activities have
been greatly curtailed. The Gulf of Mannar was declared a marine national
park in 1986 under India's Wildlife (Protection) Act (WLPA) of 1972, under
which resource extraction from national parks is taboo. Since 2000, seaweed
collectors and fishers have borne the brunt of the Forest Department's zeal
to implement the law...

*Nepal: Fish export increases after fisheries programme*
http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Fish+export+increases+after+fisheries+programme+&NewsID=366149

Export of fish has been increased considerably after the implementation of
the campaign-orientated fisheries programme and the pond construction
special plan. According to the Birgunj Customs Office, some 2.6 million kg
of fish worth Rs. 184.9 million was exported in the first six months of the
current fiscal year. In the same period last year, only 276,970 kg of fish
worth. Rs 5.2 million were exported...

*Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan, Indian fishermen clash at sea*
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/312744/sri-lankan-indian-fishermen-clash.html

A group of fishermen from Sri Lanka and India clashed in Sri Lankan waters
early Sunday, a navy spokesman said. The clash occurred along the
international maritime boundary which divides both countries in the
northwestern seas of Mannar, said Sri Lankan navy spokesman Kosala
Warnakulasuriya. Warnakulasuriya told Xinhua that they had received
information about the clash and had sent a navy boat to make inquiries and
defuse the situation...
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Maldives: Maldives to become UNESCO Biosphere Reserve by 2017*
http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/maldives-to-become-unesco-biosphere-reserve-by-2017/

18 February 2013: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
(CBD) has reported that, in response to the Hyderabad Call for Biodiversity
Champions in support of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, the Government of
the Maldives has pledged that the entire country and its Exclusive Economic
Zone (EEZ) will become a UN Educational Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) Biosphere Reserve by 2017...

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