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26 August 2013 to 30 August 2013*


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Dear Subscriber,

Please find below web links of ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 26 August
2013 to 30 August 2013.

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Lakshadweep Islands: Are sea turtles responsible for lower fish catches in
India?*
http://news.mongabay.com/2013/in0829-sekar-green-sea-turles-lower-catches-india.html

“However, this raises questions like how they know when to leave, and where
to go; especially because, in the Lakshadweep, it is quite a distance to
the next atoll and there is nothing in between,” he said.  Since the study
period included this transition phase, the researchers could compare the
density of turtles, the health of the seagrass canopy and the number of
fish, before and after the population shift, in both Agatti and Kadmat...
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Assam: Greenhouse boost to fish cultivation*
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-24/guwahati/41443137_1_fish-farmers-fish-farming-fish-production

Winter is a month of woes, for fish farmers at least. Conventional
fisheries struggle to breed fingerlings (a young or small fish) during
adverse climates. However, these drawbacks are soon to be a thing of the
past with Jorhat-based Assam Agriculture University (AAU) coming up with a
method that makes fish farming in greenhouses possible...

*West Bengal: West Bengal govt. issues flood alert *
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal-govt-issues-flood-alert/article5062285.ece

The West Bengal government issued a flood alert here on Monday and urged
people in the low-lying areas and in the coastal region to remain vigilant.
Chief Secretary Sanjay Mitra, following a meeting with Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee, told journalists that fishermen were also advised against
venturing into the sea...
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Odisha: Seaweed cultivation takes roots*
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-29/bhubaneswar/41579874_1_seaweed-cultivation-rashtriya-krishi-vikas-yojana-red-algae

The state government plans to promote seaweed cultivation in coastal areas
by involving fisherwomen. "The demand for seaweeds has increased over the
years. Odisha offers perfect conditions for growth of micro marine algae,"
said project supervisor and director, Centre for Environment Studies (CES),
Sailabala Padhi...
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Puducherry: Workshop navigates through sustainable fishing practices  *
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/workshop-navigates-through-sustainable-fishing-practices/article5067051.ece

The purse seine net has been a contentious issue amongst fishermen for some
time now, and so it was no surprise that a heated argument pursued when the
topic was brought up at the one-day workshop on sustainable fisheries,
which took place here on Tuesday...

*Tamil Nadu: Protest against arrest of fishermen by Lankan Navy*
http://zeenews.india.com/news/tamil-nadu/protest-against-arrest-of-fishermen-by-lankan-navy_872052.html

Fishermen from Pamban coastal village in Rameswaram on Tuesday decided to
boycott fishing indefinitely, demanding release of 35 of their fellowmen
arrested by Sri Lankan navy on charges of violating the International
Maritime Boundary Line. The fishermen also held a demonstration standing in
the sea for a few hours as part of their protest...

*Tamil Nadu and Kerala: Embassy trying to meet fishermen in Iran jail*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/embassy-trying-to-meet-fishermen-in-iran-jail/article5068828.ece?homepage=true

The Indian Embassy in Tehran has requested the Iranian authorities
permission to meet the 19 Indian fishermen – 16 from Tamil Nadu and three
from Kerala – languishing in an Iran jail since December last, when they
were arrested for crossing the maritime border after setting out for
fishing from the Saudi port city of Jubail...

*Kerala: Fish workers take out protest march *
http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Fish-workers-take-out-protest-march/2013/08/29/article1756817.ece

The Ernakulam district committee of the Kerala Fisheries Coordination
Committee organised a protest march to the Kochi Port Trust on Monday. The
major demands raised by the march include the protection of the traditional
fishing rights, prevention of the filling of the Vembanad lake and
providing compensation to the fish workers whose stake nets were damaged in
relation with the Vallarpadam project...

*Karnataka: Mangalore Corporation caught violating CRZ rules*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/mangalore-corporation-caught-violating-crz-rules/article5070794.ece

Contractors with the civic body found dumping garbage by Gurupura river.
Little by little, since June, the Gurupura river bank at Bangra Kuloor has
become a sort of dumping ground, with tonnes of mud, tree stumps, tyres,
plastics being strewn by the river. Apart from the violation of the Coastal
Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules, what is surprising is that some of the dumping
is by contractors working for the Mangalore City Corporation itself...

*Karnataka: DC recommends inquiry into fishing in Hemavati backwaters*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/dc-recommends-inquiry-into-fishing-in-hemavati-backwaters/article5056239.ece

‘Karnataka Cooperative Fisheries Federation has not taken any steps for
safety of fishermen’ Deputy Commissioner V. Anbukkumar has written to the
Principal Secretary of Fisheries Department recommending an inquiry by the
department into fishing activities in the Hemavati backwaters in the
district...
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Goa: Fish vendors will be strictly in fish market' *
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Fish-vendors-will-be-strictly-in-fish-market/articleshow/22110383.cms

CCP has also decided that fish vendors squatting on the roads alongside the
fish market, will be accommodated inside the fish market as it has been
causing a lot of traffic issues...
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Gujarat: Freed Indian fishermen arrive in Gujarat*
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/freed-indian-fishermen-arrive-in-gujarat-113082601205_1.html

The 337 Indian fishermen, who were released from Pakistan on Friday, were
given a rousing welcome when they arrived at Palanpur in Banaskantha
district of Gujarat by a train today.  The fishermen from Gujarat,
including eight juveniles, were handed over to the Indian authorities at
Attari- Wagah border on August 24...
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Gujarat: A saline invasion*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/a-saline-invasion/article5058385.ece

It would take more than small-scale interventions to check the fast
spreading salinity ingress along the Gujarat coastline thanks to unchecked
development activities.  It needs more than a Gandhian effort to rid
Gujarat of its salt scourge. While the pinch of salt made over 70 years ago
at an obscure place on the coast had rattled the British Empire, the
ongoing salt invasion along the entire coastline of Gujarat has the
potential to unsettle the masses without any forewarning...

*India: Government issues new guidelines to protect sharks*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Government-issues-new-guidelines-to-protect-sharks/articleshow/22064644.cms

The ministry of environment and forests has issued a 'fins naturally
attached' policy requiring fisheries to land sharks in coastal states with
their fins intact. The policy is a strong tool in the fight to end shark
finning, a cruel practice that occurs when fishermen catch sharks, cut off
their fins and throw the still-living animals back into the water where
they die slow and painful deaths...

*See also: Policy on prohibition of “finning” of Shark fins in the sea is
available at:
http://indianlegal.icsf.net/images/resources/externalNews/docs/legal_india/documents/77667473.pdf
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*Bangladesh: US Duties Lead to Market Opening for Bangladesh Shrimp
Exporters*
http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/21107/us-duties-lead-to-market-opening-for-bangladesh-shrimp-exporters#sthash.eogAaTNa.dpuf

Shrimp exporters eye better days ahead as the US, the second largest
importer of Bangladeshi shrimps, has imposed additional duties on imports
from five of Bangladesh’s competitors. “Our exports to the US will rise
significantly, both in terms of volume and price, due to the move,” said Md
Amin Ullah, president of Bangladesh Frozen Food Exporters Association,
TheDailyStar reports...
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Pakistan: Fish exports increase 12pc in July*
http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/business-a-economy/133275-fish-exports-increase-12pc-in-july.html

Exports of fish and fish preparations increased by 11.97 percent during
July 2013 as compared to the exports of same month of last year. The fish
exports in July 2013 were recorded at $19.985 million against the exports
of $17.849 million in July 2012, according to the data of Pakistan Bureau
of Statistics (PBS). In terms of quantity, the fish exports surged by 24.76
percent to 9,393 metric tons in July as compared to the exports of 7,529
metric tons in July 2012...

*Myanmar: Myanmar migrant trap *
http://www.mizzima.com/edop-38165/features-1591/9930-myanmar-migrant-trap

Thailand’S raised minimum wage is causing Thai fishing boat captains
heartache. Myanmar migrants who man the boats are trying when they can to
escape to what they think might be better and safer opportunities in Thai
factories. Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra has full-filled an election pledge
and instituted a minimum daily wage of 300 baht in the country...

*Maldives: Handline caught tuna from ocean fresh is now sustainably
certified friend of the sea*
http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/21121/handline-caught-tuna-from-ocean-fresh-is-now-sustainably-certified-friend-of-the-sea

Friend of the Sea announced certification of yellowfin tuna caught by
handline method in the Maldives and processed in loins by Ocean Fresh Pvt
Ltd. The handline fishing method is becoming an important alternative to
the pole and line fishing in Maldives, as bigger 30 kgs average yellowfin
tuna has a higher market value than pole and line caught skipjack...


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