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*India: Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands mark 9 years
since tsunami*
http://www.newsonair.com/showNews.asp

Tamil Nadu is observing the ninth anniversary of the tsunami calamity
today. Thousands paid homage to the victims at Nagapattinam, Kanyakumari,
Cuddalore and Velankanni. The Tsunami, which hit on December 26, 2004, had
devastated Nagapattinam district, in which more than 6,682 persons were
killed...

*Nagaland: Fishery one of key sectors of Indian economy: Nagaland Fishery
Dept*
http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2013/12/25/fishery-one-of-key-sectors-of-indian-economy-nagaland-fishery-dept/

The Fishery is one of the key sectors of the Indian economy offering
immense scope for rural uplift and development and an important source of
protein, especially in developing countries. According to a statement of
Nagaland Fishery Department, the primary objective of the Department of
Fisheries is to strengthen the state economy through aquaculture and it
aims at maximising fish production and enhancing productivity to the level
of self-sufficiency...

*Manipur: Loktak Protection Act 2006 has turned out to be an instrument of
oppressing fishing families*
http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=14..191213.dec13

The National Food Security (NFS) Act, the Congress Government's brain
child, is an act which would deny poor people foods of their choice, said
BJP State unit core committee member Dr RK Ranjan. Dr Ranjan was speaking
at a political conference organised by the BJP Thanga Mandal at Thanga
Haoreng Chingyang Bazar yesterday...

*Assam: Published study report on livelihood potential of fishery sector in
lower Assam*
https://www.academia.edu/5514419/Livelihood_Potential_of_Fishery_Sector_in_Lower_Assam

The study focused on understanding in detail the processes followed by the
fish farmers right from land preparation for fisheries, procurement of fish
seeds to harvest and sale of fish. It identified the kind of costs the
farmers are presently incurring, the technology they are engaging, and the
productivity they are generating...

*Gujarat: Fishermen delegation from Gujarat meets PM*
http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/fishermen-delegation-from-gujarat-meets-pm_898183.html

A delegation of fishermen from Saurashtra led by Gujarat Congress chief
Arjun Modhwadia, Union Ministers and MPs from the state met Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh and his Cabinet colleagues seeking effective steps to
redress problems of jailed fishermen in India and Pakistan...

*Maharashtra: Fishing trawler sinks after colliding with Naval warship*
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-25/goa/45561106_1_trawler-navy-day-naval-warship

A fishing trawler sank after colliding with Indian Navy warship INS Talwar
off the coast of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra, late on Monday night.
According to a Navy spokesperson, all 27 fishermen on board the trawler
were thrown into the sea, and four of them sustained minor injuries...

*Goa: Lukewarm response to Centre’s house-repair scheme for fishermen*
http://www.goacom.com/goa-news-highlights/16489-lukewarm-response-to-centre-s-house-repair-scheme-for-fishermen

 The central government’s welfare scheme for fishermen which provides funds
to them for carrying out house repairs has received lukewarm response in
the state. Director of fisheries department Sharmila Monteiro on Sunday
said that there are just a few takers for this centrally-sponsored scheme...

*Karnataka: Minister favours linking of rivers in coastal Karnataka*
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/minister-favours-linking-of-rivers-in-coastal-karnataka/article5483230.ece

A Minister from coastal Karnataka has stressed on the need for interlinking
of rivers in the region to provide better irrigation facility to farmers.
Speaking at the inauguration of the 34th ‘Krishi Mela’ of Shri Kshetra
Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) at Moodbidri in Dakshina
Kannada district on Friday, Fisheries Minister and MLA from Moodbidri
Abhayachandra Jain said that most of the districts in Karnataka got water
for irrigation from the Krishna or the Cauvery...

*Kerala: Fishy tales from 'God's own country*
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/fishy-tales-from-god-s-own-country-foodie-trail-113122200094_1.html

If the fish on the menu of your hotel is not what you were looking for,
what do you do? Complain to the chef? Change your hotel? If it is Chef
Ashok Pillai, of Vivanta by Taj, Bekal, the newest of the Taj properties in
northern Kerala, he will simply drive you down to the nearby Kappil Fishing
Village, buy the fresh fish that you like straight off the boats as it were
and have it cooked for you for lunch...

*Tamil Nadu: Nine years after tsunami, fishermen not looking for doles*
http://twocircles.net/2013dec25/nine_years_after_tsunami_fishermen_not_looking_doles.html

The fishing community in coastal Tamil Nadu, badly battered by the killer
tsunami of 2004, now sports its original attitude - work and earn your
livelihood rather than expecting doles, fishermen and NGO officials said.
Post tsunami the fishing community also ensures that its children get
educated at any cost while widow remarriage is not frowned upon...

*Andhra Pradesh: Vizag fisherfolk eye beach sand prospecting*
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-20/visakhapatnam/45416136_1_fisherfolk-greater-visakhapatnam-municipal-corporation-sand

Taking a cue from fisherfolk in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, a section of the
fishing community at Bheemili, under the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal
Corporation (GVMC) limits, has come up with a novel idea of prospecting
sand on the beach for minerals by forming small scale societies in their
coastal villages to tide over the lean fishing season from January to May...

*Andhra Pradesh: Fisherfolk in troubled waters again as prices dip*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Fisherfolk-in-troubled-waters-again-as-prices-dip/articleshow/27987266.cms

No sooner had fishermen heaved a sigh of relief at the favourable weather
conditions yielding an improved catch after a two-month long hiatus, which
saw rough seas due to the fury of three major cyclones Phailin, Helan and
Lehar, a dip in demand and resultant fall in prices in the market are now
playing spoilsport...

*Odisha: Odisha to take help of World Bank for evolving a comprehensive
fisheries policy *
http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowBussinessNews.asp?id=46640#sthash.OYdSTI5n.dpuf

The State Government has decided to take the support of the World Bank for
evolving a flexible framework for developing a comprehensive fisheries
policy to promote responsible fishing and sustainable management. Fisheries
& Animal Resources Development Commissioner-cum- Department (DoFARD)
Secretary Bishnupada Sethi has held talks on Friday with the department
officials in this regard...

*West Bengal: Fishing will be scaled up in the state to meet the growing
demand with nearly 350 water bodies*
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-12-18/news/45338348_1_onion-prices-agri-commodities-potato-seeds

At a time when rising food prices have emerged as a major headache to the
UPA government, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has once again
stepped in to control prices. She has just called a meeting to review
prices of agri commodities and take measures keeping in mind that inflation
would not become a thorny issue for the party in upcoming Lok Sabha
elections...

*India: Pakistani fishermen in Indian jails to be free soon: Dr Manmohan
Singh*
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/international/2013/December/international_December646.xml&section=international

Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has said that efforts would be made
to release the 200-odd Pakistani fishermen lodged in jails in India, mostly
in Gujarat, at the earliest. Dr Manmohan Singh, however, told a delegation
of fishermen and their leaders that he expected a reciprocal gesture from
Pakistan...

*India: India, Pakistan fishermen demand end to arrests*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-pakistan-fishermen-demand-end-to-arrests/article5490357.ece

Resolve to intensify efforts for the release of colleagues : Fishermen from
India and Pakistan have resolved to intensify efforts for the release of
their colleagues and their boats following increase in arrests by the
Indian Coast Guard as well as Pakistan’s Maritime Security Agency (MSA)
after the monsoon trawl ban was lifted in September...

*India: Cabinet announces hike in relief for fishermen*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cabinet-announces-hike-in-relief-for-fishermen/article5505370.ece

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), on Thursday, approved a
proposal to increase the monthly relief being paid to the fishermen, under
the Saving-cum-Relief Scheme, during the three month non-fishing period, to
Rs.900 per month in the 12 five year plan period, from the present Rs.600
per month...

*Bangladesh: 19 fishermen, 4 women return home after jail terms in India*
http://www.thedailystar.net/19-fishermen-4-women-return-home-after-jail-terms-in-india-3713

Nineteen  fishermen returned home on Sunday after serving three years' jail
term in Indian prison. Border Security Force (BSF) of India handed them
over to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) through Benapole check post at
night...

*Myanmar: Dr. Fridtjof Nansen surveying the waters of Myanmar*
http://www.imr.no/forskning/utviklingssamarbeid/surveys/myanmar_2013/dr._fridtjof_nansen_surveying_the_waters_of_myanmar/en

The EAF-Nansen project has returned to Myanmar after 33 years.  Four
surveys with the old research vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen was carried out in
the period 1979-1980 in cooperation with Burmese Government, Institute of
Marine Research and FAO. The partners are the same now, although the
country Burma has now changed its name to Myanmar...

*Sri Lanka: Court of Sri Lanka extended remand of 111 Indian fishermen*
http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/court-of-sri-lanka-extended-remand-of-111-indian-fishermen-1388057134-1#sthash.pjDBI3gL.dpuf

Sri Lankan court on 26 December 2013 extended the remand of 111 Indian
fishermen, who were caught by the Navy of the country in December 2013. The
Trincomalee magistrate’s court has extended the remand on the charges of
violating the international maritime boundary.  The court has held 6
January 2013 to review the case. The same court, earlier also extended the
remand of two groups of 30 fishermen each...

*Pakistan: Our neglected have-nots*
http://www.kashmirtimes.com/newsdet.aspx?q=27000

THE killing of an Indian fisherman Naranbhai Sosa reportedly by the
Pakistan Maritime Security Agency on Oct 11 last has again highlighted the
enormous suffering caused to the subcontinent's have-nots by insensitive
administrators on both sides of the borders. Last Thursday, Indian
fisherfolk representatives met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to demand a
meeting of the Indian Coast Guard and Pakistan Maritime Security Agency
representatives and a proper inquiry into Sosa's killing...

*Nepal: Video on The farmer’s income grows, in Chitwan Fisheries more
attracted*
http://badalnepal.com/video/the-farmers-income-grows-in-chitwan-fisheries-more-attracted/#.UrwPXfvbzkA


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