[OANNES Foro] ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 16 September 2013 to 20 September 2013

Sab Sep 21 04:36:48 PDT 2013

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*16 September 2013 to 20 September 2013*

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Please find below web links of  ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 16 September
2013 to 20 September 2013.

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Manipur: Loktak fishermen object grants to LDA*
http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=13..190913.sep13

The All Loktak Lake Area Fishermen's Union, Manipur (ALLAFUM) has strongly
objected the Short Term Action Plan (STAP) granted to the Loktak Lake
Development Authority (LDA) and the reported extension of the plan till
March 2014 by the Planning Commission of India to save the lake and its
surrounding wetlands...

*Assam: NGOs oppose Wildlife (Protection) Act Amendment
*http://www.assamtimes.org/node/8839

Aaranyak, a premier biodiversity conservation organization, along with
Wildlife Protection Society of India and Wildlife Society of Odisha has
submitted a joint memorandum to the Government of India through the Joint
Director of Rajya Sabha Directorate demanding withdrawal of the Section 44
of the Wildlife (Protection) Act Amendment Bill 2013 which has been tabled
in Rajya Sabha by the Government of India...

*Bihar: Integrated fish farming cuts wastage, boosts income*
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/agriculture/integrated-fish-farming-cuts-wastage-boosts-income/article5142411.ece

Dwindling farm land resources and its direct impact on crop productivity
makes many farmers explore other options. Knowledgeable farmers grow more
than one crop along with fishes and some livestock to provide subsidiary
income...

*West Bengal: Pirates loot Sunderbans fishermen for 10 hours*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Pirates-loot-Sunderbans-fishermen-for-10-hours/articleshow/22776290.cms

A gang of pirates took at least 15 Sunderbans fishermen hostage for over 10
hours and looted their entire catch at gunpoint on Wednesday evening. The
spot - on Jhila river - where the incident took place happens to be the
same area where a tiger was shot dead by some suspected Indian and
Bangladeshi cattle smugglers in 2008...
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Odisha: Polluted rivers causing drastic drop in catch of Hilsa fish in
Odisha*
http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/polluted-rivers-causing-drastic-drop-in-catch-of-hilsa-fish-in-odisha-26650.html

Is the delicious hilsa on its way out?  A drastic drop in the catch of
hilsa has brought into sharp focus the endangered state of the sea fish.
With the yield progressively gowing down over the years in Odisha, the
price has shot through the roof making the fish out of reach of the common
people...
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Tamil Nadu: Fishermen hail CM announcement on sand mining*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/fishermen-hail-cm-announcement-on-sand-mining/article5141645.ece

Members of the Fishermen United Front in Tuticorin welcomed Chief Minister
J. Jayalalitha’s announcement on Tuesday banning beach sand mining across
Tamil Nadu. Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, A. Subash Fernando,
district secretary of the Front, said based on the submissions of the final
report by the special team, led by Revenue Secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi,
which inspected the coastline at six locations in Tuticorin district, the
Chief Minister had ordered the ban...

*Tamil Nadu: “We are robbed of livelihood, groundwater”*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/we-are-robbed-of-livelihood-groundwater/article5142762.ece

Residents of Sulerikattukupam, who live close to the 100-mld (million
litres per day) capacity Nemmeli seawater desalination plant of Chennai
Metrowater, say they have been robbed of good groundwater and their
livelihood. More recently, they have suffered police harassment, they say...
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Kerala: Kerala fishermen killing: Italy concerned over delay in trial,
refuses to send witnesses*
http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/kerala-fishermen-killing-italy-concerned-over-delay-in-trial-refuses-to-send-witnesses_877455.html

Expressing concern over the delay in the trial of its marines charged with
murder, Italy on Wednesday ruled out sending four seamen as witnesses in
the case and sought other legal options to take forward the investigation.
Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Stefan De Mistura met External Affairs
Minister Salman Khurshid here to convey concern over the delay in the
trial...
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Karnataka: Fishermen will get kerosene at subsidised rates*
http://newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Fishermen-will-get-kerosene-at-subsidised-rates/2013/09/19/article1791588.ece

The State government has directed the Finance Department to release funds
for the supply of subsidised kerosene being used in country boats. Speaking
to reporters, Fisheries Minister Abhayachandra said that the fishermen
using country boats had been deprived of kerosene at a subsidised rate from
this harvesting season following the decision by the Finance Department...

*Goa: Bullied’ ramponkars seek CM’s help*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Bullied-ramponkars-seek-CMs-help/articleshow/22734910.cms

Goenchea Ramponkaramcho Ekvott (GRE) will meet chief minister Manohar
Parrikar on Thursday seeking accommodation of Caranzalem's traditional
fishermen (ramponkars) at the Panaji fish market complex. In a meeting held
by the corporation of the city of Panaji ( CCP) on August 27, the
commissioner and Mayor decided to accommodate the fish vendors sitting on
the road side to the interiors of the fish market complex, to avoid traffic
congestion...

*Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh: Dam induced submergence in Village Chikalda
*
http://narmadabachaoandolan.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/sardar-sarovar-rehabilitation-in-maharashtra-adivasi-rights

Peaceful protest by 1200 adivasis: Police excesses condemnable. 10 hrs
dialogues with Collector, CEO and officials continues on 2nd day. Ensure
Rehab before submergence: Else Review Project; Empty Reservoir Waters.
Oustees challenge paper ‘disaster management’: Fraud in NREGS, PDS
exposed...

*Gujarat: Fishing cart to ease workload of fisherwomen
*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Fishing-cart-to-ease-workload-of-fisherwomen/articleshow/22665159.cms

A team of designers led by professor Shashank Mehta at National Institute
of Design (NID) has developed a fishing cart for fisherwomen to carry fish
easily to market while easing out their load.  NID developed the design
after a proposal was put forward by the state government to help solve the
health issues of fisherwomen...

*India: Livelihood at stake, fishing will soon become an offence in India *
http://www.siliconindia.com/news/general/Livelihood-at-Stake-Fishing-Will-Soon-Become-an-Offence-In-India--nid-154282-cid-1.html

The livelihood of fishermen and their families might soon experience a halt
in their regular living. If the new amendment proposed for the Wildlife
Protection Act gets approved, the fishing community will have to face its
consequences, reports K Anurag of Rediff...
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Sri Lanka: Over Rs. 8,000 m to develop North, East fisheries sector *
http://www.dailynews.lk/local/over-rs8000-m-develop-north-east-fisheries-sector#sthash.GDbkv3Uw.dpuf

The government has spent over Rs. 8,000 million to develop the fisheries
sector, including inland fishing and aquaculture in the Northern and
Eastern Provinces during the last three years, Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources Development Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said...
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Pakistan: Pakistan arrests 58 Indian fishermen*
http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/pakistan-arrests-58-indian-fishermen_877828.html

Pakistan's maritime security agency on Friday arrested 58 Indian fishermen
after they allegedly strayed into the country's territorial waters.
"Despite several warnings the Indian fishermen remained inside our
territorial waters leading to their arrest and seizure of boats," Commander
Muhammad Farooq, Maritime Security Agency spokesman, said...

*Pakistan: PFF plans to save natural water bodies from sugar mill effluent*
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013\09\17\story_17-9-2013_pg7_18

Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) has launched a campaign against dumping
sugar mill waste in irrigation canals, lakes and natural waterways, a major
cause of contamination. Currently, 17 sugar mills in Badin, Tando Mohammad
Khan and Mirpurkhas districts are releasing their effluent into the Nareri
Lake, damaging not just its ecosystem, but also the livelihood of the
communities residing in 350 villages in the surrounding areas of the
freshwater body...
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Bangladesh: India, Bangladesh make progress on riverbank protection*
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/india-bangladesh-make-progress-on-riverbank-protection/1170666/

India and Bangladesh may have failed to sign agreements on sharing waters
of Teesta and Feni rivers, but progress made on riverbank protection and
dredging of 54 common rivers will go a long way in providing the two
countries much-needed reprieve from floods and erosion...

*Myanmar; Myanmar, Norway to conduct joint research project on marine
resources*
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/national/3443-myanmar-norway-to-conduct-joint-research-project-on-marine-resources

Myanmar and Norway have signed an agreement to conduct a joint research
project on marine resources in the Bay of Bengal from November 13 to
December 19, according to the Myanmar Fisheries Federation. “We are going
to do research with NORAD, a Norwegian governmental organization,” said
Deputy Minister Khin Maung Aye of the Ministry of Livestock Breeding and
Rural Development, referring to the Norwegian Agency for Development
Cooperation, which has several projects in Myanmar...

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