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

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22 March 2013.

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*Lakshadweep: Plea for release of fishermen detained in Lakshadweep *
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/plea-for-release-of-fishermen-detained-in-lakshadweep/article4528450.ece

The South Asian Fishermen Fraternity (SAFF) has urged Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh to take steps for the early release of 25 fishermen from
Kanyakumari district who have been detained by the Lakshadweep Coast Guard.
The fishermen had gone for deep sea fishing from Cochin fishing harbour on
February 23 in two boats — Amala Annai, belonging to Dhasan of Vallavilai
in Kanyakumari district and Anet Maria, belonging to Nelson of Munampam in
Ernakulam, Kerala...
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West Bengal: A ‘pump’ keeps Bay of Bengal saline *
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/a-pump-keeps-bay-of-bengal-saline/article4530102.ece

The salinity of the oceans that surround India play an important part in
the complex interactions between atmosphere and sea that determines climate
over the subcontinent. The Arabian Sea is saltier than the Bay of Bengal,
and ocean currents that exchange waters between the two help maintain
salinity levels...
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Odisha: Unit-IV fish market raises a stink *
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-17/bhubaneswar/37786142_1_fish-market-solid-wastes-bhubaneswar-municipal-corporation

Bhubaneswar: Mounds of solid wastes, choked drains and filthy smell have
turned the biggest fish market at Unit-IV here into an unhealthy place.
While several customers and local residents complain about the foul smell
and garbage heaps, the fish traders and the civic body pass the buck to
each other...
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Odisha: Samudram bags ISO certification*
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/samudram-bags-iso-certification/article4524560.ece

Food products produced by Samudram, a woman’s organisation of marine
fisherman’s community has got ISO 22000-2005 certification. With this
certification assuring maintenance of standards, Samudram has started
exploring avenues for exporting its products. The food products of Samudram
that have received ISO 22000-2005 certification were dry fish, fish pickle,
prawn pickle, prawn papad and bhujia...
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Andhra Pradesh: Shrimp farmers seek better infrastructure*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Shrimp-farmers-seek-better-infrastructure/articleshow/19012926.cms

Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh's supremacy in the shrimp market is taking a
beating with the dearth of deep-freeze cold storage facilities and
disruptions in power supply hindering cultivators from selling their
produce when it could fetch the best prices. "In April, fishermen will be
off the sea because of catch holiday...
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Karnataka: Hejamady harbor project to benefit 1123 fishing boats *
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-17/mangalore/37786518_1_malpe-new-harbor-trawl-boat-owners-association

Udupi: Hejamady, about 25 km south of the temple town, will get a
sophisticated fisheries harbour with local fishermen agreeing on the
blueprint prepared by Central Institute of Coastal Engineering for Fishery
(CICEF) for the project. This new harbour unlike those in Malpe and
Mangalore will have facilities like auction complex, boat building yard,
ice plant and workshop...
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Tamil Nadu: Netting of Ribbon Fish banned in South Indian coast *
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=936126

Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) March 21 (Bernama) -- The netting of 'savala' or
ribbon fish has been banned off the Kanyakumari coast in south India in
view of high depletion of the fish in the region, Press Trust of India
(PTI) reported. Savala, a sought-after fish in the international seafood
market, was abundant in the region until a decade ago. 'LepturoCanthus
Savala' and 'Trichurus Lepturus' are two varieties of the fish in high
demand in the export sector...
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Tamil Nadu: Prevent attack on fishermen, says CM *
http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article1510296.ece

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has reiterated her demand to the Prime
Minister for immediate diplomatic measures to put an end to repeated Sri
Lankan attacks on fishermen from Tamil Nadu. In a strongly-worded letter to
Manmohan Singh, written in the backdrop of two brutal attacks on fishermen
from Tamil Nadu in as many days, Jayalalithaa reminded the PM that Tamil
Nadu’s fishermen were Indian citizens too...

*Kerala: Marines' case: Fisheries Coordination Committee stages Raj Bhavan
dharna *
http://newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article1510382.ece

The Kerala Fisheries Coordination Committee staged a dharna in front of the
Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday raising the demand to bring back the two
Italian Marines, who shot dead fishermen, to India and prosecute them as
per the Indian law.  The dharna of the coordination committee of all
organisations of fish workers was inaugurated by CPM MLA Elamaram Kareem...

*Kerala fishermen killing: Italian marines on way to India *
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/kerala-fishermen-killing-italian-marines-on-way-to-india/1091876/

The two marines charged with the killing of fishermen have left Italy and
are on their way to India, just in time to meet the deadline set by the
Supreme Court for their return. The move follows an assurance given by
Italy to India at the highest level that the marines will return in
accordance with the timeline set by the Supreme Court, an official
spokesperson in the MEA said today...
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Goa: Chief Minister has proposed to increase the fishing ban from the
present 45 days to 75 days *
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Practicality-edges-out-parivartan-in-2nd-year/articleshow/19054522.cms

Povorim: There's not much in chief minister Manohar Parrikar's budget to
crow about. That perhaps is why he read the first part of the budget speech
in Konkani, though he struggled at times, and then switched to English for
the second part that deals with taxation. Having taken a beating from
pro-Konkani and pro-Marathi protagonists since the last assembly elections
for his U-turn on the medium of instruction, the chief minister attempted
to convince them of his pro-Konkani policy, not just by making his speech
in Goa's official language, but doling sops to the language...
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Goa: Continue Matanhy's fight for Goa' *
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Continue-Matanhys-fight-for-Goa/articleshow/19119287.cms

Cansaulim: Mass to observe the first death anniversary of Matanhy Saldanha
saw the two main celebrants appeal to the 1,000-odd attendees, who flooded
every nook and even the courtyard of the St Thomas Church in Cansaulim, to
carry forward the leader's legacy. Concelebrated by 20 priests from various
Catholic orders, including the Jesuits, Salesians, SFX Pilar fathers and
Diocesans, the main celebrant was Fr Eremito Rebello, rector of the Blessed
Joseph Vaz sanctuary, Sancoale, while Fr Mouisinho Athaide delivered the
homily...
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Maharashtra: Dead fish in Mula river raise concern *
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Dead-fish-in-Mula-river-raise-concern/articleshow/19119782.cms

Pune: Thousands of dead fish were floating in Mula river near a crematorium
at Wakad on Thursday. The PimpriChinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has
collected water samples and sent them to the government laboratory.
Executive engineer of the PCMC's environment department Sanjay Kulkarni
said citizens called to report the dead fish around 10 am...

*Gujarat: In 8 months, 450 fishermen have landed in Pakistan jails *
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_in-8-months-450-fishermen-have-landed-in-pak-jails_1811212

The incident on Tuesday night in which 101 Indian fishermen were captured
by Pakistani Marines off the Jakhau coast is not the only one to happen in
recent months. In fact, what is unusual about Tuesday’s incident is that
the Pakistanis allowed 84 fishermen to return and arrested only 17. In the
past eight months, personnel of the Pakistan Marine Agency (PMA) have
captured 450 Indian fishermen and seized 150 of their boats, i.e., one boat
every three days...
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India: Basa fish comes to industry rescue *
http://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/basa-fish-comes-to-industry-rescue-113031800021_1.html

The Indian sea food industry, hit hard by the global slowdown as well as a
supply crunch, has turned to a fish species found in southeast Asia and
China to lift its fortunes.
The Basa, a catfish native to Vietnam's Mekong River Delta and Thailand's
Chao Phraya basin, is not only being imported in large numbers by Indian
seafood outlets, but is also being farmed in certain areas. The seafood
market is facing a serious supply crunch due to lower catches from both,
inland and sea-based fishing...

*Sri Lanka: Five Sri Lankan fishermen arrested for straying into Indian
waters *
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-19/madurai/37842435_1_sri-lankan-fishermen-indian-coast-guard-indian-waters

Tuticorin: Five Sri Lankan fishermen were held off Tuticorin coast by the
Indian coast guard on Sunday. However, the incident caused anxiety among
the fishermen in Rameswaram, who were expecting the release of 19 of their
counterparts, held on similar charges by the island nation. The Sri Lankan
fishermen had apparently started from Kalpatti fishing harbour on March 14
and they were fishing in the sea...

*Maldives: Seal of approval for Maldives tuna *
http://www.fishnewseu.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10045:seal-of-approval-for-maldives-tuna&catid=45:scottish&Itemid=54

The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) today praised a new
initiative that will see all exports of Maldives pole-and-line skipjack
tuna caught in the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fishery carry
a Validation Certificate issued by the Maldives Seafood Processors and
Exporters Association (MSPEA). The Validation Certificate confirms that the
fish have been caught in the Maldives and by the traditional pole-and-line
fishing method...

*Pakistan: Nationalists, fishermen in unison against Islands selling *
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/karachi/19-Mar-2013/nationalists-fishermen-in-unison-against-islands-selling

Karachi - The nationalist parties and fishermen organisations have
announced protest drive against the allotment of twin islands to foreign
companies near Karachi. The Sindh United Party workers observed a hunger
strike for the second consecutive day on Monday outside the Karachi Press
Club against the allotment of islands...

*Myanmar: Fish in Myanmar water in decline *
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/national/2825-fish-in-myanmar-water-in-decline

Fish in Myanmar has been in decline because of unsystematic utilization of
fish resources, according to the weekly meat and fish sector meeting of
Myanmar Fisheries Federation (MFF) held on March 12. The data surveyed by
the MFF showed that there is 0.5 million ton of fish at the bed of the
Myanmar water whereas there is 0.55 ton in different water levels...


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