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*Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Andaman tsunami warning system can alert in 3
minutes: Scientist *
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/andaman-tsunami-warning-system-can-alert-in-3-minutes-scientist/articleshow/20551015.cms

Port Blair: The Early Tsunami Warning System installed at Rangachang in
Andaman and Nicobar Islands can predict a tsunami immediately after an
earthquake, Chief Scientist of National Institute of Ocean Technology
Vinith Kumar said.  "The system can predict tsunami within 3 minutes after
the occurrence of the initial tremors and send alerts," he said addressing
a meet held at Dollygunj here yesterday...
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Lakshadweep Islands: Mindless mining sets coral reef declining in
Lakshadweep*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/mindless-mining-sets-coral-reef-declining-in-lakshadweep/article4811347.ece

Fishermen’s catch will go down drastically: ZSI Director. A drastic decline
in the live coral cover in Lakshadweep has been reported, causing serious
concern among researchers and naturalists. K. Venkataraman, Director,
Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), told The Hindu that the development came
to light recently during a study. In the summer of 2010, bleaching took
place in coral reefs areas in the country...
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Himachal Pradesh: Himachal Pradesh to introduce genetically improved fish
species*
http://indiaeducationdiary.in/Shownews.asp?newsid=23031

Report by India Education bureau, Shimla: The State Government and
Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research (DCFR), Bhimtal, Uttrakhand
will together work for increasing fish production in the State besides
introducing genetically improved new fish species in high altitude lakes,
cold waters and general waters of the State...

*Uttar Pradesh: A ban soon on fishing activities in Gomti river*
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-05/pollution/39763492_1_river-water-dead-fishes-gomti-river

Lucknow: Sate fisheries corporation may soon decide to ban fishing
activities in Gomti river. This is after thousands of fishes were found
dead and floating on the river surface two days back, after the brief
downpour which had hit the city a day on Sunday evening. Corporation's
president Dr. Rajpal Kashyap announced that a probe would soon be launched
into the mysterious death of so many fishes...

*West Bengal: Hilsa to arrive duty-free from Mynamar*
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-09/kolkata/39849161_1_hilsa-myanmar-bangladesh

Yangon: The Congress party and MamataBanerjee'sTrinamool Congress may not
see eye to eye on several issues but there is unanimity at least on one
issue - dealing with shortage of hilsa fish in the state. With supplies
from neighbouring Bangladesh falling short of the demand in Bengali
households, the Indian government has begun steps to bring reinforcements
from Asean countries, especially Myanmar...

*West Bengal: State yet to implement Forest Rights Act in Sunderbans*
http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=460552&catid=72

Kolkata, 11 June: The state government is yet to implement the Scheduled
Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights)
Act, 2006 in the Sunderbans which concerns the rights of forest-dwelling
communities to land and other resources, denied to them over decades...

*Odisha: State plans feeder line for fishery clusters*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/State-plans-feeder-line-for-fishery-clusters/articleshow/20565932.cms

Bhubaneswar: After a recent decision to provide a dedicated feeder line for
agriculture purposes, the state government has planned to provide such
facility for fishery clusters too, official sources said. The energy
secretary, P K Jena, on June 8 in a letter to CESU and power distribution
companies NESCO and SOUTHCO, asked them to submit their plan and estimate
for the proposed feeder line within a week and not after June 18, sources
said. He said they have not responded despite several discussions...

*Andhra Pradesh: Displaced Visakhapatnam fishermen seek a fair deal*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/displaced-visakhapatnam-fishermen-seek-a-fair-deal/article4790951.ece

Fishermens' fast at Brandix enters Day 2. A group of fishermen belonging to
Pudimadaka and other areas have launched a fast-unto-death in front of the
main gate of Brandix India Apparel City (BIAC) at Atchutapuram near here
demanding jobs for those displaced by the project.  The fast, which was
launched under the aegis of Matsyakarula Matsya Karmika Sangham and SEZ
Nirvasita Samkhema Sangham, entered the second day on Thursday...

*Kerala: Kerala to map marine biodiversity*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-to-map-marine-biodiversity/article4519526.ece

The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) has initiated a programme to
prepare a Marine Biodiversity Register (MBR) documenting the underwater
ecology of the inshore areas and the traditional knowledge systems of
fishermen in the State. The pilot phase will cover a 20-km stretch of the
Thiruvananthapuram coast from Valiathura to Puthukurichy. The KSBB has
taken up the project in association with Protsahan, a
Thiruvananthapuram-based NGO...

*Kerala: Not all on board as trawling ban set to come into effect*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/not-all-on-board-as-trawling-ban-set-to-come-into-effect/article4811517.ece

Nearly 5,000 mechanised fishing vessels — 3,678 according to data from the
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) — will stay put on the
State’s coast from Friday midnight as the annual 47-day trawling ban comes
into effect, considerably reducing fish landings and triggering yet another
round of debate on the effectiveness of the virtual fishing holiday and its
social consequences...

*Tamil Nadu: Fishers revoke plan to reduce time at sea*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Fishers-revoke-plan-to-reduce-time-at-sea/articleshow/20531585.cms

Rameswaram: Within a day of revising their fishing hours from 24 to 14
hours fearing the Sri Lankan navy, the fishers at Rameswaram backtracked on
their decision and decided to stick on to their regular schedule.
Mechanised boats at Rameswaram fishinh harbour will enter sea on a 24-hour
schedule from early morning to next day morning. It was decided to cut the
trawling duration to 14 hours from last Saturday based on a resolution
taken during the association meeting...

*Tamil Nadu: Jayalalithaa writes to PM demanding release of 49 fishermen
captured by Sri Lankan Navy*
http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/jayalalithaa-writes-to-pm-demanding-release-of-49-fishermen-captured-by-sri-lankan-navy-376323

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has shot off a letter to Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh demanding the release of 49 fishermen from the
state who have allegedly been captured by the Sri Lankan Navy. She has also
asked the Prime Minister to instruct External Affairs Ministry to summon
Lankan High Commissioner, over the issue. Here is the copy of letter she
sent to the Prime Minister...

*Karnataka: Mangalore College of Fisheries develops solar-biomass hybrid
dryer*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Mangalore-College-of-Fisheries-develops-solar-biomass-hybrid-dryer/articleshow/20525788.cms

Mangalore: The project team at College of Fisheries here has developed a
solar-biomass hybrid dryer which can dry fish in 20 hours under hygienic
condition. This is part of research project 'Securefish' which aims at
improving food security by reducing post harvest losses in the fisheries
sector. The European Union funded project is in operation at the college
since May last year. The Euro 39,65,592 project involves 13 institutions
including four small and medium entrepreneurs...

*Karnataka:  Mogaveer Co-op society distributes 73 cool-boxes to needy
fisher women*
http://www.bellevision.com/belle/index.php?action=topnews&type=6220

Mogaveer Co-operative Society ® Boloor, here organized cool-boxes
distribution programme to needy fish vendors at Akshaya Sadana Anganawady
Kendra, Boloor, Sultan Battery, here on Thursday June 13.  The cool-boxes
were supplied by state fisheries department.  Seventy-three cool-boxes were
presented to needy fish vendors of locality during the programme...

*Gujarat: 12 Pakistani fishermen apprehended off Gujarat coast*
http://zeenews.india.com/news/gujarat/12-pakistani-fishermen-apprehended-off-guj-coast_854635.html

Jamnagar: The Indian Coast Guard today apprehended 12 Pakistani fishermen
and impounded their boat 38 nautical miles off the International Maritime
Boundary Line (IMBL) near Jakhau coast, Gujarat.  This being a non-fishing
season due to the monsoon, the boat aroused suspicion, ICG sources said.
Kutch police had located the boat 'Rehman Baba' in Indian waters on Monday.
An ICG helicopter traced it today...

*India: Shark Finning in India*
http://www.mizonews.net/op-ed/shark-finning-in-india/

How would you feel if your hands and legs were chopped off and you were
left to die? This is what Indian fishermen do to lakhs of sharks every
year. Of the 100 million sharks killed last year, according to the FAO, 70
million were killed in Indian waters. Of the 368 species of sharks in the
world, we have 50 in Indian waters. The largest is the 50 feet long whale
shark and the smallest is the 8-inch long pygmy ribbontail catshark...

*India: Agreement with IOR-ARC ratified *
http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-17721.aspx

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has issued two Royal Decrees as
follows: Royal Decree No. (37/ 2013) ratifying an agreement on the
permanent headquarters for the Fisheries Support Unit between Government of
the Sultanate of Oman and the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional
Cooperation (IOR-ARC) after being presented before the Majlis Al Shura. The
agreement was signed at Bangalore in India on 19th Dhu Al Hijjah 1432 AH
corresponding to November 15, 2011...

*Myanmar: Labour violations under tight wraps in Thailand *
http://www.iede.co.uk/news/2013_2129/labour-violations-under-tight-wraps-thailand

MahachaI, Thailand, Jun 11 (IPS) - Next time you visit Walmart and throw
that packet of frozen shrimp in your shopping cart, pause a moment. The
shrimp would most likely have travelled from Thailand, the world’s top
exporter of seafood since 2004, where reports of abuse of migrant workers
have recently cast an unflattering shadow over the industry...

*Myanmar: Ministry scales back fishing licences *
http://mmtimes.com/index.php/business/7047-ministry-scales-back-fishing-licences.html

In a move to prevent further declines of fish stocks, the Ministry of
Livestock and Fisheries cut by 25 percent the number of licences it handed
out to fishing boats for the monsoon fishing season, which started on June
1. The move follows an announcement by the ministry in April that the
length of the season – one of three annually – would be cut from 90 to 45
days, following reports from industry groups warning that fish stocks are
declining...

*Pakistan: Sustainable production of fish resources stressed *
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-6-183043-Sustainable-production-of-fish-resources-stressed

There is need for a paradigm shift towards a more sustainable production of
fish resources in Pakistan said Fisheries Development Board CEO Faisal
Iftikhar. He was speaking at a function jointly organised by Fisheries
Development Board and Environmental Watch Trust in connection with World
Environment Day. He said this year’s theme focuses on food waste and food
loss...
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Sri Lanka: The Fisheries Ministry has focused attention on making it
compulsory to wear life saving jackets and obtain insurance by fishermen*
http://www.slbc.lk/index.php/component/content/article/1-latest-news/14767--the-fisheries-ministry-has-focused-attention-on-making-it-compulsory-to-wear-life-saving-jackets-and-obtain-insurance-by-fishermen-

The Director General of Fisheries S.T Hettiarachchi said that attention has
been focused to provide some compensation to the families of the victimized
fishermen of the recent unfavorable weather condition in addition to the
compensations that will be provided by the Disaster Management Center. The
proposal relating to this will be submitted to the cabinet shortly...

*Sri Lanka: The loss of lives of fishermen is a reflection of collapse of
the system *
http://www.nafso-online.org/2013/06/the-loss-of-lives-of-fishermen-is.html

Storms and adverse weather conditions have hit Sri Lanka since Saturday
early morning, and, according to a release from the National Fisheries
Solidarity Movement (NAFSO), the rough seas have destroyed more than 60
fishermen's lives around the West, South/West and Southern coasts in Sri
Lanka. According to Herman Kumara, Convener, NAFSO, some of the media
messages say there are 31 including 30 fisher people dead, 29 injured and
31 missing people, including 37 boats that disappeared...


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