[OANNES Foro] ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 18 November 2013 to 22 November 2013

Mar Nov 26 03:47:26 PST 2013

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*18 November 2013 to 22 November 2013*

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2013 to 22 November 2013.

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*Arunachal Pradesh: Scientists advocate master plan for aqua cultivation in
Arunachal*
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/scientists-advocate-master-plan-for-aqua-cultivation-in-arunachal-113112000962_1.html

Arunachal Pradesh Fisheries Minister Rajesh Tacho on Wednesday described
the maiden two-day Meen Mahotsav, beginning tomorrow at the Indira Gandhi
Park to mark World Fisheries Day, as a curtain raiser to showcase the huge
potential of pisciculture and economic benefit. Scientists of the
Bhubaneswar-based Central Institute of Fresh Water and Aqua Culture (CIFA),
however,called for evolving a master plan after a thorough survey to tap
the sector...

*Assam: I respect honest filmmakers: Manju Borah *
http://www.indiablooms.com/BollywoodDetailsPage/2013/bollywoodDetails151113a.php

What made you make a film in the Mishing language which you do not know? My
films are triggered by humane stories mainly about marginalised people in
society. The Mishing community is the second largest ethnic group in the
North East with a population of 25 lakh. The film is based on a novel that
was originally written in Assamese set against the backdrop of the Mishing
community of fishermen and boatmen...

*West Bengal: Sunderbans bheris turn brick kilns*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Sunderbans-bheris-turn-brick-kilns/articleshow/25964235.cms

In the Sunderbans and adjoining belts in North 24-Parganas, fisheries are
getting converted to brickfields at an alarming rate, turning fertile plots
into irrecoverable barren lands. In the last couple of years, at least 200
fish farms or bheris have become brickfields. "A nexus between brickfield
owners, panchayats and political parties is allowing rampant alteration in
land use...

*Odisha: Seven fishermen held in restricted zone in Odisha*
http://zeenews.india.com/news/odisha/seven-fishermen-held-in-restricted-zone-in-odisha_890258.html

Kendrapara (Odisha): In a mid-sea crackdown, turtle protection squad of
forest department has arrested seven fishermen for allegedly intruding into
the prohibited breeding zone of endangered marine animals in Odisha. The
deep-sea trawler used by the accused for sea fishing near Hukitola Island
within Gahirmatha marine sanctuary was   seized by the squad yesterday,
official sources said.  The arrested fishermen from Balasore district were
later remanded to jail custody...

*Andhra Pradesh: Cyclone Helen to make landfall near Ongole in AP,
evacuation begins*
http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-helen-heading-for-kavali-in-south-ap-landfall-on-Thursday_891279.html

New Delhi/Chennai/Hyderabad: Lakhs of people in south coastal Andhra
Pradesh are being evacuated to safer place as the state prepares to face
severe cyclonic storm Helen. As per the latest update from the Indian
Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone Helen lay centred over west
central Bay of Bengal around 460 km east-northeast of Chennai, 360 km from
Ongole...

*Tamil Nadu: Fishermen net glaring errors in TNPCB maps*
http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Fishermen-net-glaring-errors-in-TNPCB-maps/2013/11/19/article1898772.ece

While the agitation threat by fishermen groups seemed to have forced
officials to upload the new Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) maps for
Chennai on the TNPCB website on Monday, they are now facing the ire of the
community for what activists and fishermen term ‘glaring inaccuracies’. The
public hearing on the plans, which was scheduled for Tuesday, was postponed
barely hours after a meeting between the Collector and the fishermen
leaders...

*See also: Tamil Nadu: reparation of Coastal Zone Management Plan Maps with
reference to the CRZ Notification 2011
http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/iczmp-maps1.html
<http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/iczmp-maps1.html> Coastal Zone Management
Plan (CZMP) Maps: 1. Thiruvallur
http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/thiruvallur.html
<http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/thiruvallur.html> 2. Chennai CMDA
http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/doc/58%20th%20meeting.doc
<http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/doc/58%20th%20meeting.doc> 3.
Kancheepuram http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/kanchi.html
<http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/kanchi.html> 4. Villupuram
http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/vpuram.html
<http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/vpuram.html> 5. Cuddalore
http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/doc/62%20nd%20meeting.doc
<http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/doc/62%20nd%20meeting.doc> 6.
Nagapattinam http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/naga.html
<http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/naga.html> 7. Thiruvarur
http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/tvarur.html
<http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/tvarur.html> 8. Thanjavur
http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/tnjavur.html
<http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/tnjavur.html> 9. Pudukkottai
http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/pudu.html
<http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/pudu.html> 10. Ramanathapuram
http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/ram.html
<http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/ram.html> 11. Thoothukudi
http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/thoo.html
<http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/thoo.html> 12. Tirunelveli
http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/tiru.html
<http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/tiru.html> 13. Kanyakumari
http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/kk.html
<http://www.environment.tn.nic.in/kk.html>*

*Puducherry: Coast Guard commissions device which extracts drinking water
from atmosphere    *
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/Coast-Guard-commissions-device-which-extracts-drinking-water-from-atmosphere/articleshow/26164827.cms

A device which can extract pure drinking water from atmosphere was
commissioned here by the Coast Guard as part of the World Fisheries and
Fishermen Day celebrations on Thursday.  Puducherry district collector S B
Deepak Kumar inaugurated the facility at the fishing harbour in
Thengaithittu.  N Somasundaram, commanding officer of the Indian Coast
Guard station in Puducherry, said the coast guard would pay Rs 4,000 per
month to Chennai-based Akashganga AME India Pvt Ltd which developed the
device...

*Kerala: Jellyfish proliferating along Kerala coast*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/jellyfish-proliferating-along-kerala-coast/article5357801.ece

Jellyfish population is abounding along the Kerala coast, threatening other
species and creating havoc for fishing operations. Scientists studying the
phenomenon feel that the proliferation of the species indicates the impact
of human activities on the marine environment. In the latest incident, a
large number of dead jellyfish were washed ashore on the Thumba beach in
Thiruvananthapuram in the last week of October...

*Goa: Morjim fire could have been averted*
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-17/goa/44161604_1_morjim-tembwada-vithaldaswada

The fire tragedy at Morjim could have been averted if the government had
paid heed to the long-pending demand of fishermen that they should be
provided with shed in the land belonging to the captain of ports in Morjim.
Six fishing huts with stored fishing canoes, motors and nets were reduced
to ashes in a fire at Vithaldas vaddo in Morjim on Friday afternoon...

* Maharashtra: Pawar asks Shinde to relax coastal security norms*
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pawar-asks-shinde-to-relax-coastal-security-norms/1196759/

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has urged Home Minister Sushil
Kumar Shinde to relax the stringent coastal security guidelines imposed by
the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the aftermath of the 2008 Mumbai
terror attacks, saying the restrictions are hurting the marine sector and
have resulted in the loss of nearly Rs 2,800 crore in the past two years...

*Maharashtra: Mumbai's Koli community leave fishing for greener pastures *
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-koli-community-leaving-fishing-for-greener-pastures-1922871

Mumbai's oldest inhabitants and true natives, the Koli community, are
seeing their community slowly dispersing and the younger generations
straying away from the traditional family business, fishing. “Our community
started opening up to society around 20 years ago. We started getting our
children educated and wanted them to have more than what our community had
to offer,” said Praveen Bhave (48), a resident of Versova fishing village...

*India: Conservation of biodiversity important for aquaculture: ICAR
Director General*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/conservation-of-biodiversity-important-for-aquaculture-icar-director-general/article5357869.ece

Conservation of biodiversity and its applications are essential for growth
and sustainability of aquaculture in the coastal region, said Indian
Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Director General and Secretary to
Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) S. Ayyappan...

* Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan government to revoke licenses of fishermen who
continuously fish in foreign waters*
http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13B/Nov19_1384880688CH.php

The Sri Lankan government has introduced regulations to revoke licenses of
fishermen who continuously fish in foreign waters in violation of maritime
laws. The Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Ministry has introduced a gazette
on the matter that would be enforced early next year. Media Secretary of
the Ministry, D.S. Narendra Rajapakse said that there are currently 121 Sri
Lankan fishermen stranded in overseas prisons (107 in India, two in
Mauritius and 12 in Myanmar) on charges of breaching the maritime border...

* Pakistan: Unending woes: The naked truth about fishing  *
http://tribune.com.pk/story/635319/unending-woes-the-naked-truth-about-fishing/

World Fisheries Day is celebrated across the planet on the 21st of
November, and is marked by celebration and solidarity of all fisherfolk. In
most countries, the key issues revolve around over-harvesting, marking
international water boundaries and sanctioning countries that refuse to
follow international conservation norms. However, our Pakistani fisherfolk
are still struggling for basic personal dignity...

* Bangladesh: Fishermen live in fear as piracy rises in Bay of Bengal *
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/nov/18/fishermen-live-fear-piracy-rises-bay-bengal#sthash.YUZ1nr2g.dpuf

Sources say the pirates usually demand a hefty ransom from the families of
the fishermen they abduct. Fishermen in the Cox’s Bazar coastal area have
been risking their lives every day to make an earning, as a rise in piracy
in the Bay of Bengal have led to some 50 fishing trawlers being attacked
and looted in the last 15 days alone...

*Maldives: Government to cut costs, include new pledges in revised budget*
http://minivannews.com/politics/government-to-cut-costs-include-new-pledges-in-revised-budget-72147

The People’s Majlis Budget Committee has asked Finance Minister Abdulla
Jihad to submit a revised budget on Monday November 25, following new
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom’s request to cut costs in the state
budget for 2014. Jihad – who also held the post of Finance Minister under
former President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan – had presented a MVR 16.4
billion budget for 2014 with a projected deficit of 2.5 percent of GDP to
parliament on October 30...

*Myanmar: Mekong Dams Threaten Food Supply for Thousands *
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/682995-myanmar-mekong-dams-threaten-food-supply-for-thousands/

Hydroelectric dam constructions on the Mekong River in Laos financed by
foreign businesses could undermine the massive river€™s fish stocks on
which thousands of people Burmese depend for food, a US-based environmental
organization has warned. A dam now under construction directly on the
Mekong at Xayaburi and part financed by the Electricity Generating
Authority of Thailand (EGAT) is one such potential threat to fish stocks...

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