[OANNES Foro] ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 25 November 2013 to 29 November 2013

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*Chattisgarh: Parafish' help improve pisciculture*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Parafish-help-improve-pisciculture/articleshow/26379510.cms

A group of people, who call themselves 'parafish' or 'matsya mitra', is
helping fishermen in rural areas develop modern techniques for better
yield. The group of parafish, who have received special training at the
fisheries department, is working as consultants to promote effective
pisciculture...

*Kashmir: Fisheries deptt organizes awareness camp*
http://www.kashmirtimes.com/newsdet.aspx?q=25719

A daylong awareness camp was organized by the Fisheries department under
ATMA in Sopore today. The Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla was chief guest on
the occasion, while senior officers of the department and a sizeable number
of fishermen were present...

* Manipur: Ningol Chakkouba fest in Manipur today*
http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=nov0513/oth06

Manipur was filled with festive mood on the eve of Ningol Chakkouba, the
biggest festival in Manipur despite the series of bomb blasts in and around
the State capital. Thousands of shoppers thronged the Khwairaband Keithel,
the busiest market place here today for the last minute shopping for the
Ningol Chakkouba...

* Uttar Pradesh: Discontent along the Yamuna by Nishads, the traditional
fishing and boating community*
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/discontent-along-the-yamuna/article5380380.ece

New power plants will improve the power situation in Uttar Pradesh but the
State lacks the enterprise to negotiate with farmers on issues fundamental
to their existence. On the morning of November 15, while India was
engrossed in the 124th birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru,
hundreds of farmers in south Allahabad had assembled near the banks of the
Tons river, a tributary of the Yamuna better known for its connection with
Tulsidas’ ashram...

*Punjab: Harike, a home away from home for migratory birds*
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Amritsar/Harike-a-home-away-from-home-for-migratory-birds/SP-Article1-1156862.aspx

As shrill buzz of the engine of a motorboat belonging to the forest and
wildlife department grew louder, a small flock of birds belonging to the
Cormorant family, floating quietly on water raised their heads looking
around anxiously. They buzz was enough to press the alarm button, and the
birds took flight one after another creating flutter and were soon air
borne...

*West Bengal: World Fisheries Day celebration*
Source: Dakshinbanga Matsyajibi Forum

Dakshinbanga Matsyajibi Forum Celebrated 21st November The World Fisheries
Day at Haripur the site of proposed nuclear power plant. 6,000 fisher
people gathered to express their rejection of the nuclear power plant and
their solidarity to the fishers' union.

Shuvendu Adhikary MP, Dibyendu Adhikary MLA, Ranjit Mondal MLA and a host
of Panchayet Office Bearers were present. The fisher people raised demands
for land rights, fishing rights, complete trawl ban and right to social
security.

*Odisha: World Bank, ADB team visits Cyclone Phailin-hit areas in Odisha to
assess damage*
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/world-bank-adb-team-visits-cyclone-phailin-hit-areas-in-odisha-to-assess-damage/articleshow/26523691.cms

An expert team of World Bank and Asian Development Bank visited different
areas of cyclone-hit Ganjam district in Odisha to assess the damage.
Divided in groups, the 14-member team along with government officers
visited slum pockets in Berhampur and coastal villages in Ganjam,
Chhatrapur and Rangeilunda blocks yesterday to assess the damage caused by
Cyclone Phailin, a senior officer said...

* Andhra Pradesh: Helen throws life out of gear in coastal districts*
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-23/visakhapatnam/44389425_1_rainfall-srikakulam-district-greater-visakhapatnam-municipal-corporation

A fisherman from Srikakulam district drowned in the sea and a woman injured
after a wall collapsed in the Old City area of Vizag due to the effects of
Cyclone Helen, which finally crossed south coastal Andhra Pradesh close to
the south of Machilipatnam in Krishna district between 1.30 pm and 2.30 pm
on Friday after weakening into a cyclonic storm with wind speeds of 80-90
kmph...

*Tamil Nadu: Team assesses coral reef rehabilitation works*
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/team-assesses-coral-reef-rehabilitation-works/article5395868.ece

A high-level team from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests
visited Tuticorin on Tuesday and took stock of biosphere reserves along the
coastal waters. The team assessed the coral reef rehabilitation works
undertaken on the Vaan Island and Kurusadai Island by Suganthi Devadason
Marine Research Institute in Tuticorin...

*Puducherry: Cyclone Helen causes heavy damage in Yanam region, 1 killed*
http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-helen-causes-heavy-damage-in-yanam-region-1-killed_892024.html

One fishermen was killed and extensive damage was caused in Yanam region,
an enclave of this union territory in East Godavari District of Andhra
Pradesh, by the cyclonic storm Helen, officials said on Saturday.  Malladi
Veerababu drowned when he was trying to lift the boat berthed on a river
bank, official sources said...

*Kerala: Fish landings in Kerala register a fall *
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/fish-landings-in-kerala-register-a-fall/article5402022.ece

Fishermen not surprised as the previous year had witnessed a record catch.
Fish landings in Kerala have dropped by 18 per cent during the first eight
months of the calendar year with landing centres in central Kerala
recording a fall as sharp as 27 per cent up to August...

* Karnataka: Revoke ban on bull trawling, urges fishermen*
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/371035/revoke-ban-bull-trawling-urges.html

The Deep Sea Trawl Boat Fishermen’s Association, Malpe has demanded the
government to revise the decision to ban bull trawlers in the coastal belt
of Karnataka. Speaking to media persons on Monday, Deep Sea Trawl Boat
Fishermen’s Association President Dayanand Kunder alleged the government of
taking hasty decision without consulting the people concerned, in an
attempt to please the purse seine boat fishermen...

* Gujarat: Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority committees in coastal
districts soon*
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-17/ahmedabad/44161126_1_gczma-coastal-zone-management-authority-crz-notification

The Gujarat government has decided to have district-level committees in all
the coastal districts of the state under the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ)
Act, 2011. These committees will function under the Gujarat Coastal Zone
Management Authority (GCZMA). The forest and environment department has
ordered district collectors in coastal districts to constitute the
committees soon...

*Gujarat:  Tata Power Company Limited : Tata Power Mundra UMPP Launches
Phase II of 'Akshay Urja Deep' Programme*
http://www.4-traders.com/TATA-POWER-COMPANY-LIMITE-9062790/news/Tata-Power-Company-Limited--Tata-Power-Mundra-UMPP-Launches-Phase-II-of-Akshay-Urja-Deep-Programm-17533660/

131 boat owners to be provided solar boat light systems in Mundra
Encouraged by the response in phase I, Tata Power, India's largest
integrated power pany announced the launch of phase II of 'Akshay Urja
Deep' programme through it's wholly-owned subsidiary, Coastal Gujarat Power
Ltd. (CGPL) in Mundra today...

*Maharashtra: New panel to study effects of effluents on fish, help restore
marine ecology*
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-27/mumbai/44519122_1_industrial-pollution-fishing-community-coastal-waters

The state fisheries department has set up a committee to study the effects
of industrial pollution on fish in Maharashtra's coastal waters. In a
government resolution, the fisheries department has directed the study of
waters at creeks, estuaries and the sea to ascertain the effect of
pollution on fish and how it has impacted the livelihood of the fishing
community...

*India:  A fishy tale with no end*
http://www.nation.lk/edition/fine/item/22974-a-fishy-tale-with-no-end.html

Whenever we reflect on conflicts that have taken place in history, it is
evident that nations have been at war due to the greed for natural
resources.  Nations, since time immemorial, have fought to assert or resist
control over war materials, energy supplies, land, river basins, sea
passages and other key environmental resources...

*India: Indian fishermen want free ham radio and GPS gear *
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2013/indian_fishermen_want_ham_radio_and_gps_gear.htm#.UpQVmifbyxc

India's Deccan Chronicle report that what are known as traditional
fishermen want the right to use amateur radio with both free ham gear and
GPS. This as a communications safety net when they venture out to sea. The
newspaper says that these fishermen have not found any truly affordable and
reliable electronic method to send or receive communication while fishing
in deep sea, especially when they face severe cyclonic storm....

*Sri Lanka: No fishing sanctions on Lanka*
http://colombogazette.com/2013/11/26/no-fishing-sanctions-on-lanka/

EU Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki announced today that fishing
sanctions will not be imposed on Sri Lanka despite a warning being issued
to the country last year. Following a formal warning one year ago, the
European Commission today intensifies its fight against illegal fishing by
identifying Belize, Cambodia and Guinea as non-cooperating third
countries...

* Pakistan: Increase in Balochistan’s fish production *
http://dawn.com/news/1058287/increase-in-balochistans-fish-production

Balochistan's fish catch is increasing under the provincial government’s
strategy to meet growing domestic demand and export earnings. In 2012,
Balochistan produced 147,000 tonnes of fish and shell fish, up nine per
cent from 135,000 tonnes in 2011. Though it is the biggest-ever output,
officials of fisheries department say it is half the potential fish catch
of 300,000 tonnes...

* Bangladesh: Can aquaculture net food security gains in Bangladesh?*
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2013/11/26/5792

It is difficult to find a country feeling the negative impacts of climate
change more severely than Bangladesh. Name any alarming, seemingly far-off
effect of a warming world being discussed in the halls of Washington or the
summits of Copenhagen, and there is a good chance Bangladesh is
experiencing it today...

*Bangladesh: Bar on Catching Brood Fish: Bangladesh’s compensation scheme
can be model for other countries*
http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/bangladeshs-compensation-scheme-can-be-model-for-other-countries/

Bangladesh’s initiative of compensating fishermen for not catching brood
fish in a certain period of time in particular areas to boost up fish
stocks could be a model for fisheries of other nations that are
experiencing decline in the number of fish species, says an international
study. The study termed it a rare example of “payments for ecosystem
services” (PES) that Bangladesh’s government has implemented to conserve
the threatened species that feed millions of Bangladeshis...

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