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Please find below web links of ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 08 July to 12
July 2013.

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Manipur: Gogoi warns of crackdown on corrupt fish syndicates  *
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Gogoi-warns-of-crackdown-on-corrupt-fish-syndicates/articleshow/21012957.cms

Even though chief minister Tarun Gogoi said there hasn't been any sharp
increase in fish prices in the market, he sent out a strong message to
business syndicates warning of a crackdown by the government in case they
were found to be involved in unscrupulous practices...
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Madhya Pradesh: Development through welfare in Madhya Pradesh: Chief
Minister*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Development-through-welfare-in-Madhya-Pradesh-Chief-minister/articleshow/21012033.cms

Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that fish farming has been
promoted in the state. MachhuaKalyan Board has been constituted to chalk
out welfare schemes for fishermen. All have right over resources. Public
welfare schemes are being chalked out in the state keeping this in view...

*Assam: Govt unable to check fish prices  *
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-10/guwahati/40491592_1_fish-prices-7-lakh-andhra-pradesh

Guwahati: Unscrupulous traders are cashing in on the state's love for fish
and fleecing customers by charging randomly high prices. The state
government, meanwhile, is clueless about the rates these traders buy the
fish at, and, so, is finding it difficult to curb the spiralling prices...

*Punjab: Rs 11 cr for fish farming in Punjab *
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/rs-11-cr-for-fish-farming-in-punjab/article4895097.ece

Punjab government on Monday said it has earmarked funds to the tune of Rs
11.16 crore for 2013-14 to promote fish farming in the state. Disclosing
this here today, Punjab Fisheries minister Gulzar Singh Ranike said an
outlay of Rs 11.16 crore has been earmarked in the annual plan 2013-14
against Rs 10.55 crore during 2012-13...
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Bihar: Rapid decline in commercially important fishes in Ganga *
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-07/flora-fauna/40420404_1_ganga-basin-effective-fish-ladder-other-migratory-fishes

It is ironical that Patnaites consume fishes imported from Andhra Pradesh
despite the city situated on the bank of the Ganga. With the rapid decline
of commercially important fishes in the Ganga, the local fishermen are
finding it very difficult to cater to the needs of the city...
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Gujarat: Gujarat clears Mithivirdi Nuclear-power project *
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Gujarat-clears-Mithivirdi-Nuclear-power-project/articleshow/20980059.cms

Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority has quietly given the Coastal
Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance to the controversial proposal for a nuclear
power plant at Mithivirdi village in Bhavnagar district. The plant is to be
built by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)...

*Goa: Trawler owners slam Alina for ease up in ban *
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-21/goa/40118082_1_trawler-owners-fishing-ban-cutbona-boat-owners-union

The government's decision to permit 10hp-motorized canoes to fish during
the 61-day fishing ban period continues to draw flak from trawler owners,
with the latter hitting out at the state environment minister in the latest
missive...
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Karnataka: 20 fish markets to be set up in rural coastal Karnataka *
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/karnataka-fisheries-body-to-set-up-20-fish-markets-in-coastal-areas/article4894806.ece

Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation (KFDC) is planning to set up 20
fish markets in rural areas of coastal Karnataka. Speaking on the sidelines
of a programme to inaugurate a fish market at Kemral village in Mangalore
taluk on Monday, V.K. Shetty, Managing Director of KFDC, said that 20
markets are being set up in coastal Karnataka under the Rashtriya Krishi
Vikas Yojana...

*Kerala: Cabinet nod for draft fish seed Bill    *

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/cabinet-nod-for-draft-fish-seed-bill/article4903826.ece

The State Cabinet has approved the draft fish seed Bill, Minister for
Fisheries K. Babu has said. The Bill would clear the way for a legislation
to control the production and sale of fingerlings, ensure quality, register
hatcheries and fish farms, and certify fish seeds, he said in a press note
on Wednesday...
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Tamil Nadu: Sri Lanka government invites Tamil Nadu fishermen for talks *
http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/sri-lanka-government-invites-tamil-nadu-fishermen-for-talks-388597

The Sri Lankan government reached out to the fishermen community of Tamil
Nadu as President Mahinda Rajapaksa's brother and Economic Development
Minister Basil met their delegation in Delhi with a promise of addressing
their concerns...
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Tamil Nadu:  Fisherman injured by desalination plant work at
Sulerikattukuppam*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/fisherman-injured/article4902639.ece

A fisherman, Chittibabu (26) of Sulerikattukuppam near Mamallapuram,
sustained serious head injuries on Wednesday after his boat capsized near
the seashore. According to sources, around 7.30 a.m. on Wednesday, the
victim was on his way back to the shore...
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Odisha: Five fishermen survive trawler fire *
http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Five-fishermen-survive-trawler-fire/2013/07/09/article1675071.ece

Five fishermen were rescued after their fishing trawler which docked at
Paradip fishing harbour caught fire and sunk off Bay of Bengal on Monday
evening. Sources said while the trawler, Maa Lankeswari, started to go for
fishing, fire sparked from its battery and sparks of fire fell on stored
oil...

*West Bengal: A fish scarcity is forcing India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar to
pick bones with each other *
http://qz.com/101708/a-fish-scarcity-is-forcing-india-bangladesh-and-myanmar-to-pick-bones-with-each-other/

India—For much of the world’s 230-million Bengali population, there is
fish, and then there is hilsa—a silvery tropical variety that has celebrity
status on local plates.  The bony delight (known scientifically as
Tenualosa ilisha and in Bengali as eleesh) is so popular that in
Bangladesh, where it is the “national fish,” hilsa accounts for about 11%
of the country’s total fish production, worth about $380 million (in
2006-07)—or 1% of the nation’s total GDP...
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India: 1st IOR-ARC Economic and Business Conference held in Mauritius *
http://www.tehrantimes.com/politics/109059-1st-ior-arc-economic-and-business-conference-held-in-mauritius

The Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Cooperation held its first
Economic and Business Conference in Pointe aux Piments, Mauritius, on July
4 and 5.  The IOR-ARC, which is the only pan-Indian ocean grouping, has 20
members, namely Australia, Bangladesh, Comoros, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Kenya, Malaysia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Oman, Seychelles,
Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, the United Arab
Emirates, and Yemen...
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India: Concern over 'high seas security loophole'*
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23227445

All vessels using international waters should be identifiable and be part
of a global tracking system to close a "security loophole" on the high
seas. The call was made by the Global Ocean Commission, an "independent
high-level initiative on the future of the ocean"...
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Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka fisheries, port industries eyed by Russia: biz
association *
http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/news/sri-lanka-fisheries,-port-industries-eyed-by-russia:-biz-association/179400843

Russian investors are looking at Sri Lanka's fisheries, agriculture and
port industries in Trincomalee, a country's senior envoy had said in
Colombo, a business association said. The Sri Lanka - Russia business
council of the Ceylon Chamber quoted counselor of Russian Federation,
Evgeni Sergienko, as saying at their annual general meeting that, an draft
intergovernmental agreement on fisheries cooperation in the final stage...

*Bangladesh: India, Bangladesh seek to save the delectable hilsa  *
http://cooks.ndtv.com/article/show/india-bangladesh-seek-to-save-the-delectable-hilsa-389356

As over-fishing in the Bay of Bengal takes a toll on the population of
hilsa - the silvery tropical fish savoured in India and Bangladesh as the
quintessential Bengali delicacy - experts from both the countries are
seeking joint initiatives to manage and preserve habitats of the prized
fish and weed out perilous practices threatening its breeding...

*Myanmar: Myanmar fishermen return from India after serving prison*
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/national/2735-myanmar-fishermen-return-from-india-after-serving-prison

Over a hundred Myanmar fishermen have returned home yesterday after serving
prison terms in India for illegal fishing and entering foreign waters,
according to local sources. Most of the seamen are from Ayeyarwady Region,
one from Yangon Region, five from Rakhine State, nine from Tanintharyi
Region and one from Mon State...

*Pakistan: No profit in the catch*
http://dawn.com/news/1028271/no-profit-in-the-catch

“As a young man, I wanted to work in the film industry,” says 53-year-old
Abbas Mal, a respected leader of his fishing community in Karachi’s Ibrahim
Hyderi area. The chances of success in show business were small and the
need to earn a more stable income prompted Mal to follow the career path of
his forefathers: Fishing...
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Pakistan:  Fishermen arrested by India: families urge government to make
efforts for their release*
http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/1208979/

Families of the fishermen, who were arrested recently by Indian forces,
want the government to make efforts for their release. According to local
fishermen, the Indian forcers captured 11 seafarers who were fishing in Sir
Creek area in last week of June...


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