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Please find below web links of  ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 11 March to
15 March 2013.

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Manipur: Loktak is our inherited property: Fishermen*
http://www.hueiyenlanpao.com/headlines/item/8349-loktak-is-our-inherited-property-fishermen

On the second day of its week-long observance of International River Day
being organised by the Committee of International River Day Celebration
Week-2013 (comprising CPNRM, MDAVO, CCDD, ALLFU, JACAP HYCAR, NWU, CRA and
JAC CMP) along with All Loktak Lake Areas Fishermen’s Union (ALLAFU) and
Committee on Natural Resources Protection in Manipur (CNRPM), a ‘community
meeting on protection of Loktak Lake and to stop eviction of fishermen was
held at Thanga island in Bishnupur district on Wednesday...
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Gujarat: Coast Guard alert for Gujarat fishermen*
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-13/vadodara/37682426_1_pakistan-maritime-security-agency-pmsa-indian-fishermen

Ahmadabad: The Indian Coast Guard has alerted the Commissioner of
Fisheries, Government of Gujarat of the possibility of Indian fishermen
being apprehended by a marauding Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA)
from near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) of the Kutch
coast...

*See also:
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17 Indian fishermen detained by Pakistani marine agency**

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/17-indian-fishermen-detained-by-pakistani-marine-agency/378659-3.html
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Maharashtra: Bombay duck is dying. Blame fishing, warming *
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-09/flora-fauna/37580464_1_bombay-duck-fish-stocks-species

Mumbai: Overfishing together with climate change is altering the kind and
amount of fish found on the Maharashtra coast. Indiscriminate, excess
fishing has significantly reduced the catch of local favourites, like
Bombay duck and pomfret, over the past decade, with the drop being up to
55% in some species, according to new data from the Central Marine
Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI)...
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Goa: Keri battles for survival *
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Keri-battles-for-survival/articleshow/18919462.cms

Known for its white sands and the Tiracol fort, Keri-Tiracol, the
northernmost panchayat of the state, is explored by tourists wishing to
know a typical Goan village at leisure. The beach here is still pristine,
but together with the entire Keri village, it is battling for survival.
Quoting from lore, elders say the village was created by land filling in
the River Tiracol, and that's probably why the entire soil in the village
is sandy...
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Kerala: Supreme Court issues notice to Italian envoy, marines*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-issues-notice-to-italian-envoy-marines/article4508717.ece

Vahanvati tells Bench note verbale is a breach of undertaking given to
court.The Supreme Court on Thursday took a serious view of Italy’s breach
of undertaking and restrained Ambassador Daniele Mancini from leaving the
country without its permission. A Bench of Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and
Justices Anil R. Dave and Vikramajit Sen issued notice to the Ambassador
and two marines returnable on March 18 on an application from the Union of
India bringing on record the note verbale sent by Italy informing it that
the marines would not be sent back to India to face trial for the shooting
incident off the Kerala coast in which two fishermen were killed in
February 2012...

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Kerala: A wave of Italian conceit *

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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/a-wave-of-italian-conceit/article4505417.ece
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*Fishermen killing: Italy blames India for violating UN convention** *

*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N0k9b9AZTQ*
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Kerala: Kochi Corporation ‘permitted’ coastal zone violations by realtors*
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/kochi-corporation-permitted-coastal-zone-violations-by-realtors/article4507121.ece

The Kochi Corporation issued building permits for 10 high-rises on the
banks of the Chilavannur lake between 2003 and 2008 without seeking the
coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearance from the Kerala State Coastal Zone
Management Authority (KSCZMA). The Corporation admitted to this violation
in a response to a Right to Information (RTI) application filed by The
Hindu. The Chilavannur backwater is part of the Vembanad lake, which is
listed as a Ramsar site...

*Puducherrry: Stranded on road, they are like fish out of water *
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/stranded-on-road-they-are-like-fish-out-of-water/article4501682.ece

Fisherwomen have no place to sell due to delay in the opening of Senji
Salai fish market. Anyone who had driven down Senji Salai would have
noticed a group of fisherwomen sitting beside makeshift wooden platforms
and selling their wares. These women have been using their current location
waiting for the completion of the Fish Market building...

*Tamil Nadu: CM approves four fishing harbours*
http://mobiletoi.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=9&sectid=edid=&edlabel=TOICH&mydateHid=14-03-2013&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Chennai&edname=&articleid=Ar00903&publabel=TOI

Chennai: Chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday accorded administrative
sanction for setting up a fishing harbour at Poompuhar for promoting
deep-sea fishing at an estimated cost of Rs 78.50 crore. An official
release stated that she has allotted Rs 6.67crore for starting work on the
project. This initiative from the government would greatly benefit the
fishermen living in Poompuhar and surrounding areas...

*Tamil Nadu: Fishermen mass stage anti-Kudankulam plant protest by land ...
and sea *
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/fishermen-mass-stage-antikudankulam-plant-protest-by-land-and-sea/article4498833.ece

Around 8,000 fishermen in around 600 fibreglass boats are staging a sea
protest on Monday against the construction of two 1,000 MW nuclear power
plant at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), said an
activist.Speaking to IANS over phone, one of the leaders of the People’s
Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) said: “Fishermen from several
villages, numbering around 8,000, are protesting against the nuclear power
plant. They are on around 600 fibre boats...
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Andhra Pradesh: Fisheries Board to fund three modern fish markets in city*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/fisheries-board-to-fund-three-modern-fish-markets-in-city/article4509488.ece

They will come up at Kukatpally, Nacharam and Begum Bazar. The messy fish
markets being housed near dilapidated buildings will soon be a thing of the
past with the government giving the go ahead to the GHMC for taking up
construction of three wholesale and modern fish markets in the twin
cities...

See also:

*Andhra Pradesh: Major units put their plans on hold at Vizag pharma city,
500 fishermen and about 1,600 villagers, lost their lands in acquisition
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http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/major-units-put-their-plans-on-hold-at-vizag-pharma-city-113031100596_1.html

Andhra Pradesh: Move to support livelihood of fishermen through SHGs *

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http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/move-to-support-livelihood-of-fishermen-through-shgs/article4473987.ece
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West Bengal: Small fish, big net: In the face of a rising demand for fish
and a stagnating aquaculture growth, government wakes up to the potential
of small fishery *
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/small-fish-big-net

At a rural market, fishers selling tiny fish in small baskets cannot escape
the curious eye. Often ignored as “trash” or “miscellaneous” by the formal
fishery sector, small fish is a delicacy rural people line up for. A loving
husband would never miss the chance to give his expecting wife a meal full
of nutritious small fish. A mother would always pursue her children to have
them for good eyesight...
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India: Street Vendors Bill will be passed in current session: Maken *
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/street-vendors-bill-will-be-passed-in-current-session-maken/article4506702.ece

Asks municipal bodies to halt vendor eviction drives. Union Minister of
Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken on Wednesday said the
much-awaited Street Vendors (Livelihood Protection and Regulation of Street
Vending) Bill will be passed in the current session of Parliament. He was
speaking at the street vendors’ Parliament, organised by the National
Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI), at Jantar Mantar here to
press for the enactment of the Bill and to protest against incidents of
abuse by municipal authorities and the police...

*India: Separate ministry for fishermen assured *
http://www.netindia123.com/netindia/showdetails.asp?id=2169049&n_date=20130308&cat=India

UPA Chairperson and AICC President Mrs Sonia Gandhi had assured steps to
set up a seperate ministry for fishermen, General Secretary of National
Fish Workers Forum M Illango said today. In a statement here, Mr Illango,
who is taking part in a dharna in front of Parliament from March 4 to 8 to
press for the demands of NFF, including the setting up of a seperate
ministry said an N F F delegation called on Mrs.Gandhi yesterday and
apprised their demands...

See also:

*India should snap ties with Italy: NFF
**http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/2013/newsDetails130313k.php*
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India: Melting Arctic opens avenues for India: The country eyes the
region's huge mineral deposits*
http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/melting-arctic-opens-avenues-for-india-113031300016_1.html

"We do not know what is happening to the temperatures in the Arctic
region," Torgeir Larsen, Norway's state secretary in the foreign affairs
ministry said at an Arctic Summit, organised in Norwegian capital by The
Economist, today. Much of the summit concerns relate to the discovery of
new shipping routes, which could drastically reduce the distance from
Europe to East Asia, with rapid meltdown of sea ice...
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Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan Navy arrests 53 Indian fishermen*
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130314/news-current-affairs/article/sri-lankan-navy-arrests-53-indian-fishermen

Colombo: Sri Lankan navy on Thursday arrested 34 Indian fishermen for
allegedly entering its waters illegally, taking the total number of Indians
captured in the last 24 hours to 53. India had summoned  Lanka's deputy
high commissioner and told to treat the arrested men in a humane manner.
Government also advised the Sri Lanka to release the arrested fishermen...

*Myanmar Fish Farms Suffer as Hot Weather Continues *
http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/19631/myanmar-fish-farms-suffer-as-hot-weather-continues

Myanmar - Fish farms in Myanmar are suffering due to unusual hot weather
and parasites for this time of year. The hot weather has caused many pond
to dry up and has reduced oxygen levels in the water. While fish farmers
normally wait to harvest their fish until monsoon season from June until
October, they are harvesting their fish now in fear that they will die from
the heat or parasites, reports the MyanmarTimes...

*Maldives: Shark trade regulation passes vote during CITES meeting *
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/11/shark-fin-trade-regulation-cites_n_2852769.html?utm_hp_ref=green

Bangkok -- Conservationists at a global wildlife conference on Monday voted
to regulate the trade of shark species that have been threatened because
their fins are used to make expensive delicacies in Asia. Delegates at the
triennial meeting in Bangkok of the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna adopted the proposals to put the oceanic
whitetip, hammerhead and porbeagle sharks on a list of species whose trade
is closely controlled...


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