[OANNES Foro] ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 15 October 2013 to 18 October 2013

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*15 October 2013 to 18 October 2013*


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Please find below web links of  ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 15 October
2013 to 18 October 2013.

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*Odisha: Cyclone Phailin hits 90 lakh people; 23 dead, lakhs of homes
damaged*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Cyclone-Phailin-hits-90-lakh-people-23-dead-lakhs-of-homes-damaged/articleshow/24102125.cms

Cyclone Phailin on Sunday left a trail of destruction knocking down lakhs
of homes affecting nearly 90 lakh people and destroying paddy crops worth
about Rs 2,400 crore, but Odisha and Andhra Pradesh escaped from widespread
loss of life...

*Odisha: Extensive cyclone damage caused in Ganjam  *
http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=813559

The coastal district of Ganjam, which bore the brunt of 'Phailin', is
believed to have suffered a loss of at least Rs 3,000 crore as the cyclone
deprived lakhs of people, including fishermen their livelihood besides
damaging their houses...

*Odisha: Cyclone Phailin: Lives saved, but not means of livelihood*
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/lives-saved-but-not-means-of-livelihood-lost-my-boat-fishing-nets.../1182767/

K Shriram, a fisherman, points to a place in the sand where his house
stood. There is no trace of it now. His house was among the 150-odd houses
that were swallowed by the sea in this village, among the worst hit by
Cyclone Phailin, in Ganja block of Ganjam district...

*Odisha: Phailin-hit Chilika may take years to recover*
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/PhailinEyeOfTheStorm/Odisha-Phailin-hit-Chilika-may-take-years-to-recover/Article1-1136094.aspx?hts0021

The high winds and gushing sea that Cyclone Phailin brought to Chilika
Lake, India’s largest coastal lagoon and home to a large number of
endangered animal and plant species, have hit the eco-system that may take
years to rejuvenate...

*Odisha: Cyclone Phailin turns farmers into fishermen*
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/PhailinEyeOfTheStorm/Odisha-Cyclone-Phailin-turns-farmers-into-fishermen/Article1-1136073.aspx?htsw0023

If you are a fish lover and heading towards Kharagpur, taking the National
Highway-60, in the next few days, do not forget to stop a kilometer after
you cross the Balasore town. For you are sure to find, local villagers
standing on the highway and selling fish...

*Odisha: Traumatised fishermen face uncertain future*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/traumatised-fishermen-face-uncertain-future/article5243323.ece

Satyamma( 60), refuses to leave her house the roof of which was blown away
by the cyclone that swept the south coast on Saturday night. Around 100
houses that the fishermen had put up on the shore of Podampeta in
Chhatrapur block in Ganjam district have been razed to the ground...
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Andhra Pradesh: More stormy days ahead for fishermen*
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-12/visakhapatnam/42967919_1_fishing-harbour-boats-cyclone

With the last two months washing ashore nothing but huge losses for
fisherfolk in the form of transport and power disruptions due to
Samaikyandhra agitation, cyclone Phailin is now threatening to rub salt in
their wounds, feel people of the community...

*Chattisharh and Bihar: Cyclone Phailin moves inland, flood threat in
Chhattisgarh, Bihar*
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/cyclone-phailin-moves-inland-flood-threat-in-chhattisgarh-bihar-431878?_related_also_see

With Cyclone Phailin moving further inland, there is flood threat in
Mayurbhanj and Baripada districts of Odisha and neighbouring states of
Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar. As Phailin passed through Odisha, nearly
half of Baripada town was submerged due to a rise in water levels in the
river, causing panic among the people...

*Tamil Nadu: TN fishermen return to safety in Odisha*
http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/tn-fishermen-return-to-safety-in-odisha-113101300675_1.html

The fishermen were trapped in a trawler near Paradip ahead of cyclone
Phailin. Eighteen fishermen of Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, who were
feared missing in Odisha, returned safely today. They were trapped in a
trawler near Paradip ahead of cyclone Phailin...
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Tamil Nadu: Marine park installing CCTVs, strengthening security on coast  *
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/marine-park-installing-cctvs-strengthening-security-on-coast/articleshow/24180960.cms

Concerned over frequent detection of carcasses of various marine species,
illegal fishing methods and discharge of effluents, the Gulf of Mannar
Marine National Park is installing CCTVs and beefing up security along the
coast in a bid to check dwindling numbers. One of the biggest such species
washed ashore recently was that of a 250 kg 'sea pig'...

*Maharashtra: BMC to shift fishermen to Crawford Market*
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1901930/report-bmc-to-shift-fishermen-to-crawford-market

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to shift the
fishermen from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Municipal Market to Crawford
Market.  The move comes after when over 50 fisherwomen on Wednesday
afternoon barged into the BMC Headquarter building with fish baskets to
protest against their eviction from the building...

*Maharashtra: 'High court order to give a fresh lease of life to wetlands' *
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/High-court-order-to-give-a-fresh-lease-of-life-to-wetlands/articleshow/24218950.cms?cfmid=14000000

The Bombay high court order directing the state government to ban
construction on wetlands can lend a lease of life to acres around the
city's coast where either construction or dumping of debris has destroyed
the mangroves, say activists...

*Gujarat: India summons Pak deputy envoy over fisherman killing on October
11  *

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-summons-pak-deputy-envoy-over-fisherman-killing-on-october-11/428383-3.html?utm_source=ref_article

The Ministry of External Affairs has summoned Pakistan deputy envoy over
indiscriminate firing on unarmed Indian fishermen on October 11, one
fishermen from Gujarat died in the incident...

*Jharkhand: Wholesale market for fish traders soon*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Wholesale-market-for-fish-traders-soon/articleshow/24284300.cms

Fish traders of the state have reasons to cheer. The state fishery
department is coming up with a wholesale fish market where traders will
enjoy all the facilities of selling fishes at wholesale rate. Also
provisions will be made available for cold storage facilities where big
fishes will be preserved...
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India: Coordinated efforts in aquaculture needed to meet global demand*
http://www.eco-business.com/news/coordinated-efforts-aquaculture-needed-meet-global-demand/

The creation of a global partnership to help ensure that the world’s fish
supplies can keep pace with booming demand has received a green light from
FAO’s Sub-Committee on Aquaculture. Over 50 countries endorsed the Global
Aquaculture Advancement Partnership (GAAP) programme, which will bring
together governments, UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and the
private sector to find sustainable solutions to meeting the need for fish
products...
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India: 29 Indian fishermen arrested in UAE released            *

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/29-indian-fishermen-arrested-in-uae-released-113101501048_1.html

Twentynine Indian fishermen, who were arrested two weeks back by Qatari
authorities for allegedly straying into its waters, were released today.
Officials said here that the fishermen were freed by Qatari Coast Guard
following intervention by Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi...
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Bangladesh: Rethinking how to help water-logged communities in Bangladesh*
http://www.irinnews.org/report/98951/rethinking-how-to-help-water-logged-communities-in-bangladesh

Communities in southwestern Bangladesh experiencing prolonged flooding,
with pools of stagnant water in their fields, are calling for long-term
solutions. “We live an inhuman life here,” Amina Hasan, a 37-year-old
mother of three who lives in a water-logged village in Satkhira District,
told IRIN...

*Bangladesh: 11-day ban on catching, selling hilsa begins*
http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/11-day-ban-on-catching-selling-hilsa-begins/

A huge number of fishing nets were seized and six fishermen jailed in the
division yesterday, the first day after the beginning of an 11-day ban on
catching, marketing, selling and transportation of hilsa fish across the
country...

*Myanmar: Myanmar to consider renewing rights for foreign fishing boats*
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/politics/3741-myanmar-to-consider-renewing-rights-for-foreign-fishing-boats

Myanmar is considering whether or not to renew rights for foreign fishing
boats, and the decision will be announced soon, sources say. Current rights
for foreign fishing boats expire on March 31, 2014. A Thai fishing company
has submitted a request to renew its fishing right to the Ministry of
Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development...



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