[OANNES Foro] ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 02 December 2013 to 06 December 2013

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*02 December 2013 to 06 December 2013*

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2013 to 06 December 2013.

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*Andaman and Nicobar Islands: CRZ Clearance for Vivanta - 5 Star Resort by
Taj at Havelock*
https://www.facebook.com/groups/lightofandamans/permalink/578470205558298/

As presented by the project proponent, the Indian Hotels Company Limited
has proposed a premium 5 star resort “Vivanta by Taj at Havelock” to be
located at 11°59'8.76"N and 92°57'19.00"E, Plot No: 149/1, 149/3, 150/3/2,
150/3/3, 150/3/4 at village - Radha Nagar, Gram Panchyat - Govinda Nagar,
Tehsil - Port Blair, Havelock Island, Dist. Andaman, Andaman & Nicobar
Islands...

*Uttar Pradesh: Role of fisheries in economy highlighted*
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-23/varanasi/44388913_1_fish-farming-fish-production-healthy-fish

Fisheries has a significant role to play in the economy of the country. If
the science and technology is applied in the fisheries, it will generate
good income for the fish farmers and help boost the economy. This was
stated by former scientist, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology,
Hyderabad, Kshitij Majumdar while delivering a lecture on 'Fish transgenic'
at Banaras Hindu University on Friday...

*Jharkhand: Poor fishermen, poorer fishes: 'ELECTRIC' fishing on rise in
Ranchi as authorities turn blind eye*
http://daily.bhaskar.com/article-hf/BIH-poor-fishermen-poorer-fishes-electric-fishing-on-rise-in-ranchi-4451071-PHO.html

Fishermen on outskirts of Jharkhand’s booming capital have deviced an
innovative yet-dangerous way to earn their livelihood. Using live
electricity wires, fishermen rely on current generated once these wires are
sunk in water to draw out fishes. Once a shock is generated in water by
these wires, fishes are forced on surface by the intensity. A team of
fishermen, present near the bank, catches them as soon fishes are spotted...

*West Bengal: Tiger attacks fishermen; one missing, another injured
Sundarbans*
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-tiger-attacks-fishermen-one-missing-another-injured-sundarbans-1929060

One fisherman went missing and another was injured today when a tiger
attacked them in Sundarbans in South 24-Parganas district. Asidhar Mondal
was attacked and taken away by a tiger when he was catching fish and crabs
with friends in a canal in Sundarbans mangrove forest, forest officials
said. He has been missing, they added...

* Odisha: Odisha plans webcasting mass nesting of Olive Ridley Turtles*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Odisha-plans-webcasting-mass-nesting-of-Olive-Ridley-Turtles/articleshow/26953108.cms

The Odisha government is exploring possibilities of webcasting the annual
event of the mass nesting of Olive Ridley Turtle in the Odisha coast. "It
is expected that webcasting of this rare scene of the nature will bring
world wide reckon to Odisha as Olive Ridley is a pride possession of
Odisha", a senior official said after a review meeting presided over by
chief secretary J K Mohapatra on Friday...

*Andhra Pradesh: Green tribunal to be moved against port at Dugarajapatnam *
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/green-tribunal-to-be-moved-against-port-at-dugarajapatnam/article5421122.ece

Struggle panel to move National Green Tribunal against Centre. Members of
the Ramayapatnam Port Sadhana Samiti joined by activists of the TDP, the
CPI, and the BJP blocked vehicular traffic on the Chennai-Kolkata National
Highway at Tetu near Gudluru in Prakasam district on Tuesday to press for
location of the State’s second major port at Ramayapatnam...

*Puducherry: Fishermen told to turn to tuna to replenish catch*
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/fishermen-told-to-turn-to-tuna-to-replenish-catch/article5412896.ece

Tuna is caught by other countries when left unharvested’. Complaints of low
catch from the sea are not uncommon among fishermen. To ensure more catch
from shallow waters throughout the year, the Fishery Survey of India (FSI)
has suggested Puducherry fishermen turn to tuna available in deeper waters
in winter...

*Tamil Nadu: Bring law to protect livelihood of fishermen: PIL*
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-30/chennai/44595779_1_pil-m-sathyanarayanan-peter-rayan

Highlighting the displacement of fisherfolks from their traditional sites
due to development, a PIL has called for a legislation similar to the
Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, 2006, to protect the rights and interests
of fishermen and other coastal communities. The first bench comprising
Chief Justice R K Agrawal and M Sathyanarayanan before which the PIL filed
by L T A Peter Rayan, president of Fisherman Care, came up for hearing on
Friday, ordered notices to the Centre...

*Kerala: Annual clam harvest ban comes into force in Kerala*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/annual-clam-harvest-ban-comes-into-force-in-kerala/article5409176.ece

The three-month ban helps stocks rejuvenate. The annual three-month ban on
harvest of the export-oriented yellow clam (Paphia malabarica) from
Ashtamudi Lake comes into force on December 1, the peak spawning season of
the clams. The ban is enforced to enable the clam stocks rejuvenate
itself...

*Karnataka: ‘Taking sustainability out of fishing’*
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/taking-sustainability-out-of-fishing/article5416766.ece

Fisheries expert calls for banning bull-trawling and use of diamond-shaped
mesh. Even as Karnataka’s Ministry of Fisheries has second thoughts on
banning bull-trawling, there are fears that the “destructive” system of
fishing, will adversely hit sustainable fishing. In bull-trawling, a pair
of high-speed fishing boats drags wide-net leaving hardly any scope for the
fishes such as sardine, mackerel and ribbon to escape...

*Goa: Ambelim, Confusion continues*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Ambelim-Confusion-continues/articleshow/26755427.cms

Ambelim village in Salcete has a population predominantly from the fishing
community and scheduled tribe community. The current MLA of Velim
constituency, Benjamin D'Silva, started his political journey from this
panchayat as a panchayat member and then as a sarpanch...

*Maharashtra: Realising buckets won’t help, MbPT ropes in experts to clean
oil spill*
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Realising-buckets-wont-help-MbPT-ropes-in-experts-to-clean-oil-spill/articleshow/26870790.cms

The Mumbai Port Trust's 'crude' attempt to rid the Mahul creek of oil:
scoop it out with buckets. A month after a major crude oil pipeline leak
destroyed almost 30 acres of mangroves in Mahul and extensively damaged
marine life, the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) has finally appointed two
professional agencies for the clean up operation...

*Gujarat: Industrialization along Kutch coastal area in Gujarat has
adversely affected livelihood options of local villagers: IRMA study*
http://counterview.org/2013/12/03/industrialization-along-kutch-coastal-area-in-gujarat-has-adversely-affected-livelihood-options-of-local-villagers-irma-study/

Counterview.org takes a look at how industrialization along the Kutch
coastal region in Gujarat has adversely affected livelihood of the rural
folk: In a recent study paper, “Impact of industrialization on rural
community in Jharpara village (Kutch District)”, Prof Ila Patel has said
that in recent years Gujarat has been projected as a “shining example” of
rapid economic growth and development through private investment, with
Gujarat government playing a pivotal role in creating a “favourable
business environment”...

*India: No warning given to Indian boat by Italian marines: NIA*
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/fishermen-killings-marines-didn-t-warn-indian-boat/article1-1157345.aspx

Before shooting two Indian fishermen, the Italian marines on board MT
Enrica Lexie didn’t issue any warning on loudspeaker or fired warning
shots, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has concluded in its probe.
” Once a suspect boat approaches, it should be warned on loud speaker and
warning shots should also be fired.  But in this case, no rules were
followed...

* India: Fishermen meet PM, seek dedicated ministry for fisheries*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/fishermen-meet-pm-seek-dedicated-ministry-for-fisheries/article5421256.ece

Demand substantial increase in allocation, cheaper loans. Representatives
of 3 crore fisherfolk from all over India met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
in New Delhi recently and sought, among others, creation of a separate
ministry for fisheries. Now, the department is part of the Ministry of
Agriculture...

*India: NFF meet in Mumbai*
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/nff-meet-in-mumbai/article5420194.ece

The national conference of the National Fishworkers Forum (NFF) to be held
in Mumbai from December 6 to 8 will discuss the demand for a separate Union
Ministry for Fisheries; repeal of the licence given to foreign trawlers;
and implementation of the National Green Tribunal’s order banning
beach-sand mining, among other things...

* India: MPEDA crop holiday move for shrimp farming muddies waters *
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/mpeda-crop-holiday-move-for-shrimp-farming-muddies-waters/article5414921.ece

A controversy has broken out over the Marine Products Export Development
Authority (MPEDA) announcing a crop holiday for shrimp farming from
November-end till February. But it is unlikely that shrimp hatcheries will
observe the holiday, since the authority of MPEDA on the move is being
questioned...

*India: NGO, farmers stage more protests against WTO*
http://www.thejakartapost.com/bali-daily/2013-12-04/ngo-farmers-stage-more-protests-against-wto.html

Protesters wear Guy Fawkes masks, popularized by Hollywood blockbuster V
for Vendetta and since used as a prominent symbol by anti-establishment
groups across the globe, during a protest Tuesday in Renon.BD/Anggara
Mahendra. Around 500 protesters under a coalition of farmers and fishermen
against the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Bali marched around
Renon Park on Tuesday and demanded the conference be stopped...

*Sri Lanka: India holding 154 Sri Lankan fishermen and 29 boats in custody*
http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13B/Nov29_1385747387CH.php

India is currently holding 154 Sri Lankan fishermen and 29 boats in
custody, Sri Lanka said today. Sri Lanka's Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Minister Rajitha Senaratne said that Sri Lankan fishermen are detained in
Indian jails longer than their Sri Lankan counterparts in Sri Lanka's
jails...

*Pakistan: Quality grounds: Kuwait rejects seafood consignments*
http://www.brecorder.com/top-stories/0/1259745/

Kuwait, on Friday rejecting Pakistan's fresh seafood consignments on
quality grounds, becomes the second major Middle Eastern market after Saudi
Arabia to reject the country's marine products, sources said. Earlier,
Saudi Arabia rejected the country's fresh seafood for their "poor" quality
some weeks ago, said Chairman Pakistan Fisheries Exporters Association
(Pakfea), Faisal Iftikhar...

*Bangladesh: 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...

*Maldives: Government eyes alternative fish export markets, Maldives fish
to be labelled ‘halal’*
http://minivannews.com/business/government-eyes-alternative-fish-export-markets-maldives-fish-to-be-labelled-%E2%80%98halal%E2%80%99-72479

The government has said that the Maldives will look to alternative fish
export markets, including the middle-eastern and the Malaysian market,
after withdrawing its application for European Union (EU) duty-free status
of imported fish from the country...

* Myanmar: Thailand secretly supplies Myanmar refugees to trafficking rings
*
http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Thailand+secretly+supplies+Myanmar+refugees+to+trafficking+rings&NewsID=398651

One afternoon in October, in the watery no-man's land between Thailand and
Myanmar, Muhammad Ismail vanished. Thai immigration officials said he was
being deported to Myanmar. In fact, they sold Ismail, 23, and hundreds of
other Rohingya Muslims to human traffickers, who then spirited them into
brutal jungle camps...

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