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Please find below web links of ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 27 May to 31
May 2013.

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*Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Twelve sites added to UNESCO’s World
Biosphere Reserve Network *
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/twelve_sites_added_to_unescos_world_biosphere_reserve_network/

The International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere
Programme (MAB), which met in Paris from 27 to 30 May, has added 12 sites
to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The additions bring the total
number of biosphere reserves to 621 in 117 countries...

*Diu and Daman: 45 Indian fishermen hailing from Diu, Maharashtra, and
Gujarat were released by Pakistan*
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-05-27/news/39557250_1_veraval-karachi-gujarat-fishermen

Vadodara: 45 Indian fishers who were released by Pakistan will reach
Veraval on Tuesday. They hail from Maharashtra, the union territory of Diu
and various parts of Gujarat. Gujarat fisheries  department official V J
Moile, who is accompanying the released persons in the Vadodara-bound
Golden Express train from Amritsar, said today, "We will reach Vadodara
around midnight tonight and after a night halt at Vadodara, we will leave
for Veraval tomorrow morning...

*Assam: Ensure protection of Deepor beel, CM urged*
http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may2513/state06

Aaranyak, a conservation group, has urged Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to
initiate urgent steps to ensure protection and conservation of Deepor Beel.
Aaranyak which was observing the International Day for Biological Diversity
with the current year theme of Water and Biodiversity, expressed serious
concern at the deteriorating state of wetlands in Guwahati in particular
and in Assam in general...

*Gujarat: Gujarat fishermen write to PM, express fear for fellows in
Pakistani jails*
http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/1839667/report-guj-fishermen-write-to-pm-express-fear-for-fellows-in-pakistani-jails

The Porbandar Macchimar Boat Association has written to UPA chairperson
Sonia Gandhi and prime minister Manmohan Singh highlighting the plight of
Indian fishermen languishing in jails in Pakistan. In a letter, Jivanbhai
Jungi, former president of the association, has expressed fear that many
Indian fishermen in Pakistani jails may meet the fate of Sarabjit Singh as
they are being subjected to inhuman treatment...

*Gujarat: 33,000 fishing boats will have alert button*
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/33000-fishing-boats-will-have-alert-button/1121590/

All the 33,000 sea-going mechanised boats in the state will be equipped
with satellite-based distress alert transmitters (DAT) in a phased manner.
The initiative has been taken by the Gujarat Fisheries Central Cooperative
Association(GFCCA), an apex cooperative body of the state fisheries
department, to prevent capture of Indian fishing boats by Pakistani coastal
guards as also tackling other emergencies like fire on board, medical
assistance, sinking or any other emergency...

*Goa: Govt notifies scheme for financial relief to fishermen *
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Govt-notifies-scheme-for-financial-relief-to-fishermen/articleshow/20319870.cms

Panaji: Bringing some relief to the fishing community of Goa, the state
government has notified the natural calamity relief to fishermen scheme.
The scheme aims to give financial relief to fishermen on account of loss of
life, total or partial disability and loss or damage of fishing vessels and
equipments due to natural calamity including floods, cyclone, tsunami,
accidental fire, etc...

*Karnataka: Karnataka to get first marine national park*
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130524/news-current-affairs/article/karnataka-get-first-marine-national-park

Karwar: If everything goes according to plan, Karnataka could soon have its
first Marine National Park on Netrani Island off the coast of Uttara
Kannada. Netrani or Pigeon Island as it is called is located in the Arabian
Sea, off the Murudeshwar coast of Uttara Kannada district...

*Karnataka: New norms to spur green development in coastal regions*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/new-norms-to-spur-green-development-in-coastal-regions/article4765624.ece

Preparation of guidelines for Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM),
which will direct coastal States on the kind of industries or naval
infrastructure that can be sustained on the shoreline, is underway and will
be submitted to the Environment Department by the end of June, said R.
Ramesh, Director of National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management,
which is coordinating the efforts...

*Kerala: Fishermen take out Secretariat March*
http://newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Fishermen-take-out-Secretariat-march/2013/05/26/article1606539.ece

Theeradesa Nethruvedi organised a Secretariat march here on Saturday
seeking immediate implementation of the Rs 52-crore fishermen livelihood
project submitted to the State Coastal Development Corporation as well as a
solution to issue of supplying kerosene for operating fishermen’s boats. A
large number of fishermen including women and children participated in the
march and dharna staged in front of the Secretariat...

*Tamil Nadu: Self-imposed ban bars fishermen from entering Sri Lanka*
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/selfimposed-ban-bars-fishermen-from-entering-sri-lanka/article4764741.ece

Sanctity of maritime boundaries, depleting resources nudge them into
action. When the sturdy hulls of fishing boats re-enter the waters in the
small hours of Thursday, after the 45-day long hiatus, the boats would have
been launched into a sea of altered realities – the reality of the sanctity
of maritime boundaries and the visibly depleting marine resources...

*Andhra Pradesh: Directive on foreign fishermen*
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/directive-on-foreign-fishermen/article4765090.ece

The State government has issued an order for formation of a district-level
committee and a joint interrogation committee to look into the issues
pertaining to foreign fishermen. As per the orders, a district-level
committee headed by the Collector and a joint investigation committee
consists of representatives of Customs, Coast Guard, Immigration, Police
(special branch), IB, and the Fisheries Department to look into the illegal
entry of foreign fishermen into Indian waters...
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India: One-day symposium on ‘Save Food Initiative’ *
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/oneday-symposium-on-save-food-initiative/article4751802.ece

In commemoration of World Environment Day, Thiruvanmiyur-based Forum for
Community Building and Leadership is organising a symposium on ‘Save Food
Initiative’ on June 5. This initiaitve is supported by the Department of
Planning, School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University; Department
of Coastal Resource Management, Madras Christian College; and Prakruthi
Outwardbound Experiential Learning Centre, Besant Nagar...

*India:  US sets preliminary duties on shrimp from Asia, Ecuador*
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/29/usa-shrimp-duties-idUSL2N0EA1DQ20130529

May 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday set
preliminary duties of up to nearly 63 percent on shrimp from Malaysia to
offset government subsidies, but much lower duties on shrimp from China,
India, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Ecuador. The duties, which could be
revised in August when the department completes an investigation, were
welcomed by shrimp fisherman and processors in Texas, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina who filed a
petition last year seeking U.S. protection against foreign subsidized
competition...

*Sri Lanka: Kalpitiya fishermen’s livelihood disrupted*
http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2013/05/26/kalpitiya-fishermens-livelihood-disrupted/

The fishing community residing on the Kalpitiya islands is distraught at
the prospect of leaving their homes and having their source of livelihood
disrupted by the Kalpitiya Tourism Development project, according to a
recent report. The fact-finding report, compiled by the Convenor of the
National Fisheries Solidarity Movement (NAFSO) Herman Kumara, focuses on
the impact of tourism projects on several small islands in the Kalpitiya
region, with research conducted from December 2012 to March 2013...
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Pakistan: KFHA stops issuing port clearance papers *
http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183/1190360/

Karachi Fish Harbour Authority (KFHA) on Tuesday stopped issuing port
clearance documents to fishing vessels, asking coastal and maritime
departments to stop all boats from going out to the sea. "The KFHA has
requested the Marine Fisheries Department and Maritime Security Agency and
customs (officials) to stop boats," officials said on Tuesday...

*Myanmar: Thailand ignoring slaves at sea, says EJF report on Burmese
migrants*
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2013/may/29/thailand-slaves-sea-burmese-migrants

Burmese men kept as forced labourers on shrimping boats in Kantang,
Thailand, says Environmental Justice Foundation. Thailand is facing fresh
allegations of using slave labour in its fishing industry with the launch
of a new investigation into the sale, abuse and exploitation of migrant
workers on Thai fishing ships...
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