[OANNES Foro] ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 25 February to 01 March 2013

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*25 February  to 01 March 2013*

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Dear Subscriber,

Please find below web links of ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 25 February
to 01 March 2013.

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*Manipur: Immediately stop evicting and threatening the floating
huts-dwellers of Loktak Lake *
http://www.humanrights.asia/news/urgent-appeals/AHRC-UAC-028-2013

Asian Human Rights Commission -- Urgent Appeals Programme. Urgent Appeal
Case: AHRC-UAC-028-2013
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from
Centre for Research and Advocacy, Manipur regarding continued eviction of
floating hut dwellers and destruction of their floating huts at Loktak Lake
by the Loktak Development Authority (LDA) of the Government of Manipur and
Manipur Police on 23 February 2013...

See also: Manipur: Fishers’ union to file contempt of court on Loktak
eviction issue
http://www.humanrights.asia/news/urgent-appeals/AHRC-UAC-028-2013
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Odisha: Easing the load on women agriculturalists and capacity building of
fisherwomen through post-harvest technologies in fisheries *
http://newindianexpress.com/education/edex/article1474463.ece

Agriculture supports 43 per cent of the world’s and 62 per cent of India’s
economically-active population. From sowing to selling farm products, a
woman’s role in this sector is crucial not just in India, but across the
globe. In fact, the most labour-intensive work in agriculture like picking
of crop, weeding and transplanting paddy are done by women, who face
several health problems like backache, headache and swelling of feet due to
such strenuous jobs...
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Tamil Nadu: Fishermen, farmers oppose thermal plant near Palk Strait *
http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/getpage.aspx?articles=yes&pageid=11&max=true&articleid=Ar01102&sectid=8edid=&edlabel=TOICH&mydateHid=23-02-2013&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Chennai+-+Times+Region&title=Fishermen%2C+farmers+oppose+thermal+plant+near+Palk+Strait&edname=&publabel=TOI

Chennai: Villagers in coastal Ramanathapuram district are mobilising
support to oppose the upcoming two units of 800  MW each of a thermal power
plant in Uppur close to the sea. Last week, about 500 protestors gathered
at the district collector’s office to demand that the plant be scrapped.
Speaking at a seminar on environment impact assessment in the city,
Ramanathapuram Fishermen Trade Union president A Paulsami said, this plant
will be detrimental to the livelihood of fishermen and farmers of 16
villages...

See also: Thermal plants boiling marine life to death
http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article1474952.ece

*Tamil Nadu: Irula women, farmers reap rich profits from selling sea bass *
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/irula-women-farmers-reap-rich-profits-from-selling-sea-bass/article4446985.ece

Padmavathy and Usha sell prawn and sea bass pickles at the Central
Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) office here. For these Irula
tribeswomen from self-help groups in Pulicat, success is a recent
experience. All you have to do is to take a peek into the bill book – in it
is written their success story of growing Asian sea bass (koduva) in
cages...

See also: Fisheries dept flourishes under CM
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130222/news-politics/article/fisheries-dept-flourishes-under-cm
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Kerala: Centre dragging its feet in Italian marines case: Supreme Court *
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-dragging-its-feet-in-italian-marines-case-supreme-court/article4443141.ece

The Supreme Court on Friday questioned the government as to why it was
“dragging its feet” on the issue of setting up a special court for holding
trial of two Italian marines, accused of shooting dead two Indian
fishermen. The Supreme Court also took exception to the Centre not
following its January 18 direction to consult the Chief Justice of India to
set up a special court to try the case. “Why the Centre is dragging its
feet? Nobody has made attempt for consultation for setting up of court,” a
bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir said...

*Lakshadweep: HC moved to release illegally detained fishermen *
http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article1481667.ece

A petition has been filed before the Kerala High Court against the further
detention of 14 Pakistani and four Iranian fishermen who were allegedly
involved in the Iranian dhow capture case,  in the Poojappura central
prison. The Indian Navy had arrested the Pakistani and Iranian fisheremen
for illegally entering India’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in an Iranian
dhow...
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Goa: Indian naval ship rescues fishing boat in Arabian sea *
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Indian-naval-ship-rescues-fishing-boat-in-Arabian-sea/articleshow/18713228.cms

Mumbai: The Indian Navy carried out a successful search and rescue
operation (SAR) saving all the nine crew of a fishing trawler Kadal Matha
in the high seas 240 nautical miles north-west of Goa. It acted on a
distress message sent by the trawler at 1100 hours on 25 February, and
relayed by the Coast Guard Regional Head Quarters (West). The Western Naval
Command at Mumbai directed its unit, Indian Naval Ship Nashak, operating
near the area to locate and render assistance...

*Gujarat: Pakistan to hand over 11 Indian prisoners on Friday *
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_pakistan-to-hand-over-11-indian-prisoners-on-friday_1805743

Pakistani authorities will hand over 11 Indian prisoners, including seven
fishermen, to Indian authorities at the Wagah land border crossing
tomorrow, officials said on Thursday. The seven fishermen were released
this morning from a jail in the southern port city of Karachi and sent by
bus to Lahore. The four other Indians would be released from jails in
Lahore, officials of the Indian High Commission told PTI...

*Sri Lanka: Indian Coastguard releases detained fishermen *
http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2013/02/24/new11.asp

Twenty-one fishermen detained by the Tamil Nadu Coastguard on the
allegation of trespassing will return to the country on February 27.  Four
fishing vessels seized by the Indian security have also been released with
the fishermen. The fishermen and their fishing vessels will be handed over
to the Sri Lanka Navy in Kankesanthurai by the Indian Coastguard officers,
Fisheries Ministry spokesman D.S. Narendra Rajapaksa told the Sunday
Observer yesterday...
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Pakistan: 25 Indian fishermen sent to jail for two weeks *
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-4-161550-25-Indian-fishermen-sent-to-jail-for-two-weeks

Karachi:  Judicial Magistrate (West) Azizullah Khoso on Friday ordered 25
Indian fishermen to be sent to prison for 14 days. The Maritime Security
Agency (MSA) had arrested the fishermen a day earlier for illegally fishing
in Pakistan’s Exclusive Economic Zone. They were handed over to the Docks
police, who registered a case against them under the Fisheries Act and the
Foreigners Act...
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Pakistan: EU resumes imports of Pak seafood        *

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/28-Feb-2013/eu-resumes-imports-of-pak-seafood

Islamabad - In a major development, the European Union has lifted the ban
on Pakistan's fish exports after six years that would go a long way toward
increasing the country's exports. The ban was clamped on Pakistan exports
to the EU in April 2007 owing to poor hygienic conditions. Pakistan lost
nearly $50 million worth of market every year since...

*Myanmar: Illegal mining and fishing boats destroy Myanmar Sea ecology *
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/national/2559-illegal-mining-finishing-boats-destroy-myanmar-sea-ecology

Myanmar unchecked industrialization, as well as illegal minings, are taken
its toll on Myanmar’s eco system, Deputy Chairman Han Tun of Myanma
Fisheries Federation said. Illegal fishing boats from other countries use
dynamite for fishing in Myanmar sea and that leads to environmental
degradation. Some fishing activities among small islands and coral reef
damage the environment, HanTun said. Some fishing methods affect coral
reef, grass in sea-bed. Illegal foreign fishing boats also cause the
destruction. It is the time to do conservation of the sea, he added that,
he added...

*Nepal: IB all set to introduce fisheries insurance *
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=50568

Kathmandu: The Insurance Board, the insurance sector regulator, has
finalized a policy on fisheries insurance that will soon make it mandatory
for all non-life insurance companies to provide coverage to fishes grown in
ponds of at least 200 sq m. The measure is expected to provide cushion to
fish farmers in case of damages or losses of their products and pave the
way for banks and financial institutions to open the floodgates for credit
into the sector...

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