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Please find below web links of ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 01 July to 05
July 2013.

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*Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Bombay Natural History Society gets Rs
63-lakh grant *
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/bnhs-gets-rs-63lakh-grant/article4876640.ece

The UK-based Whitley Fund For Nature is supporting the Bombay Natural
History Society India’s marine biodiversity conservation programme in the
Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It has awarded a grant of £70,000 (about Rs 63
lakh)...
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Bihar: Tariq kickstarts fishery training programme at Katihar *
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Tariq-kickstarts-fishery-training-programme-at-Katihar/articleshow/20902428.cms

Union minister of state for agriculture Tariq Anwar said here on Wednesday
that the Katihar district, along with some other parts of Bihar, were
enormously endowed with the potentialities for developing fishery which
besides generating wealth could offer self-employment opportunities for the
fishermen and others...

*Gujarat: Gujarat wants CRZ limit dropped from 500 to 100m *
http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/1855546/report-gujarat-wants-crz-limit-dropped-from-500-to-100m

Government wants to facilitate limestone mining in coastal areas.
Environmental degradation is being cited as one of the key reasons for the
Uttarakhand catastrophe. Mother Nature has again shown the price one has to
pay for messing with her, but this doesn’t seem to be deterring the Gujarat
government from charting destructive plans of its own for the state...

*Maharashtra: Mumbai's mangroves to get better protection *
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-28/mumbai/40255190_1_mangroves-reserved-forests-protected-forests

The state revenue and forest department on Thursday said it would elevate
mangroves on government land in and around Mumbai from 'protected forests'
to 'reserved forests' under section 4 of the Indian For-est Act. Officials
said mangroves would now be more stringently protected...

*Karnataka: Monsoon docks fresh-water fishing *
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/monsoon-docks-freshwater-fishing/article4874088.ece

For these fishermen, who know to fish only in the river, the monsoon is not
a great season. There are six fisher families – who live in tents along the
2km-long Gurupura river in Kuloor – depending completely on the income they
generate by fishing. But as Chandra, head of one family, says, “It is not a
good season to fish in the river. We don’t get a good catch.”...

*Kerala: Vizhinjam project and coastal challenges *
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/vizhinjam-project-and-coastal-challenges/article4845537.ece

The development of the Vizhinjam International Seaport is a massive
undertaking that would considerably alter the coastline of the district.
And yet, the crucial issue of coastal erosion has not been sufficiently
addressed in the environmental impact assessment, according to A.J.
Vijayan, an expert on coastal issues...

*Tamil Nadu: Sri Lanka releases 24 Rameswaram fishermen *
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/25-more-shermen-released-by-lankan-court/article4876821.ece

Coast Guard vessel, patrolling near the IMBL, to receive them The Kayts
Court in Sri Lanka ordered the release of the second batch of 25 fishermen
from Rameswaram on Wednesday, a day after the Mannar District Court in the
island nation released 24 fishermen...

*Tamil Nadu: The Greater Common Omelette*
http://kafila.org/2013/06/30/the-greater-common-omelette/

Governments like victims. Distressed people make for thankful recipients of
public largesse. Within a week of Uttarakhand’s watery disaster of June 16
and 17, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister announced a Rs. 5 crore relief in
solidarity with the “Government and people of Uttarakhand.” This generous
gesture stands in stark contrast with the way the Chief Minister is dealing
with people in her own state who are concerned about their increased
vulnerability to natural disasters...

*Andhra Pradesh: GPS devices distributed to fisherfolk*
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/gps-devices-distributed-to-fisherfolk/article4883749.ece

Equipment will guide them in getting good catch. With the government and
non-government organisations joining hands, fishermen using traditional
boats too are able to figure out the Potential Fishing Zones (PFZ) in the
Bay of Bengal and returning homes with handful of catch...

*Odisha: World Bank project Tripti makes head way in Odisha, focus on
dairy, fisheries and Farming *
http://indiaeducationdiary.in/Shownews.asp?newsid=23775

Report by India Education bureau, Bhubaneswar:  TRIPTI ( Targeted Rural
Initiatives for Poverty Termination and Infrastructure), the World Bank
assisted project being implemented by Odisha Livelihood Mission has made a
head way in Odisha. The total utilization in the Project till March, 2013
has been around 89% ( Rs.185.9 Cr.) against a target of planned expenditure
of Rs.209.00 cr. for the same period...

*West Bengal: Hooghly DM, SP face contempt for failing to restore wetland *
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Hooghly-DM-SP-face-contempt-for-failing-to-restore-wetland/articleshow/20915711.cms

Green action group Public has filed a contempt petition at Calcutta high
court, identifying the district magistrate and superintendent of police,
Hooghly, as principal parties responsible for failing to carry out a court
order on restoration of a wetland in Dankuni...
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India: Indian Ocean countries meet to focus on trade ties *
http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/indian-ocean-countries-meet-to-focus-on-trade-ties/article4878247.ece

The region has huge untapped economic potential, says Mauritius Minister
Countries of the Indian Ocean region will come together on Thursday in
picturesque Mauritius for their first-ever meeting aimed at exploring
possibilities for trade and economic cooperation...
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Bangladesh: PM for protecting natural fish breeding grounds*
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/jul/03/pm-protecting-natural-fish-breeding-grounds

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed creating awareness about the use
of chemical fertilizers and pesticides as well as unplanned waste
management and construction of roads and embankment that hampers
reproduction and physical growth of fish and their breeding grounds...

*Maldives: Governance, socio-economic and political issues threaten
Maldives’ reefs: study*
http://minivannews.com/politics/governance-socio-economic-and-political-issues-threaten-maldives-reefs-study-60306

Governance, socio-economic and political issues within the Maldives are
reducing the ability of local, atoll and national management to address
threats to coral reefs nationwide, according to a recently published
study...
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Sri Lanka: Rs. 253 m to uplift Matara fishing community*
http://www.dailynews.lk/2013/07/02/news04.asp

The International Funds for Agriculture Development (IFAD) programme which
is functioning under the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development
Ministry spent Rs. 253 million in 2012 for the benefit of the fishing
community in the Matara district, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Development Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said...

*Pakistan: New fishing season begins amid fears of rough sea*
http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183/1206975/

New fishing season-2013-14 on Wednesday began in the province prematurely,
amid fears over the unabated hunting hits the marine life. The Fishermen
Co-operative Society (FCS) organised a fishermen gathering at Karachi Fish
Harbour to celebrate the opening of fishing season after offering fateha,
collectively...

*Pakistan:  17 Pakistani fishermen held for entering Indian waters*
http://www.ptinews.com/news/3760301_17-Pakistani-fishermen-held-for-entering-Indian-waters

Seventeen Pakistani nationals have been arrested along with their two boats
for illegally entering Indian waters near Padala creek in Koteshwar off
Kutch in Gujarat, BSF said today. "Eleven persons, who seemed to be
fishermen were nabbed during patrolling last night, while six fishermen
were arrested this evening during the search operations," BSF Inspector
General (Gujarat Frontier) A K Sinha told PTI...




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