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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">10
December – 14 December 2012</span></b></p>

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Dear Subscriber,<br>
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Please find below web links of ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 10 December to 14
December 2012.<br>
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Tamil Nadu: City fisherfolk unable to bank on banking facilities</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/city-fisherfolk-unable-to-bank-on-banking-facilities/article4196814.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/city-fisherfolk-unable-to-bank-on-banking-facilities/article4196814.ece</a><br>

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Residents of Pulicat and adjoining villages in north Chennai on Thursday staged
a protest in front of Indian Bank, demanding improved banking facilities in
their locality. They said the only bank in the area had very few staff members,
did not have a permanent manager and it lacked an ATM, causing delays in
banking operations. Jalandran Chettiyar of Lighthouse Kuppam said it took
between 15 days and one month to open a new account at the bank...<br>
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Karnataka: Prohibitory orders extended in Udupi</b><br>
<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-06/mangalore/35646887_1_prohibitory-orders-udupi-district-mt-reju">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-06/mangalore/35646887_1_prohibitory-orders-udupi-district-mt-reju</a><br>

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The Udupi district administration has extended prohibitory orders under Section
144 of the Criminal Procedure Code in the coastal areas of Udupi district from
Wednesday mid night to December 20. The prohibitory orders were extended
following reports of continued non-traditional fishing of cuttlefish by
fishermen from other states, especially from Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Goa...<br>
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<b>Gujarat polls: Who will care for the fishermen of Mundra?</b><br>
<a href="http://www.firstpost.com/politics/gujarat-polls-who-will-care-for-the-fishermen-of-mundra-553162.html">http://www.firstpost.com/politics/gujarat-polls-who-will-care-for-the-fishermen-of-mundra-553162.html</a><br>

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As the present Gujarat government hopes for a return in power showcasing its
development, there are few communities who faced the brunt of this progress.
The fishing community in and around Mundra port is among them. “The development
of the Mundra port has eaten into the rights of the fishing community,” said
Citizen Journalist Bharat Patel who shot this video for CNN-IBN...<br>
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Uttar Pradesh: UP's state fish Chitla is now critically endangered</b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/pollution/UPs-state-fish-Chitla-is-now-critically-endangered/articleshow/17542707.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/pollution/UPs-state-fish-Chitla-is-now-critically-endangered/articleshow/17542707.cms</a><br>

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Lucknow: Chitla - the state fish of Uttar Pradesh is now critically endangered.
The fact comes from National Bureau of Fish Genetics Resources (NBFGR),
Lucknow. Till a few month ago, the fish belonged to the endangered category.
The list of endangered species in the world prepared by International Union for
conservation of nature and natural resources also says that Chitla is
endangered...<br>
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<b>NFF plans January 21 as national protest day</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/nff-plans-january-21-as-national-protest-day/article4180455.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/nff-plans-january-21-as-national-protest-day/article4180455.ece</a><br>

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The National Fishworkers’ Forum will observe January 21, 2013, as the national
day of protest against the commissioning of Kundankulam nuclear plant.
Organisations affiliated to the NFF will strike work, and stage demonstrations
across the coastal areas, a release said...<br>
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<b>India, Indonesia to cooperate on fisheries</b><br>
<a href="http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/printpage_pti.php?autono=92026&tp=">http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/printpage_pti.php?autono=92026&tp=</a><br>
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India and Indonesia have agreed to cooperate in the fisheries sector,
particularly in processing, marketing and research and development. The first
meeting of the India-Indonesia Joint Technical Committee on Fisheries
Cooperation was held here. The Indian delegation was led by Tarun Shridhar,
joint secretary, department of animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries,
according to the Indian embassy in Jakarta...<br>
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<b>India: Shift high risk area in Arabian Sea: India tells IMO</b><br>
<a href="http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-12-10/news/35726601_1_indian-fishermen-imo-merchant-vessels">http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-12-10/news/35726601_1_indian-fishermen-imo-merchant-vessels</a><br>

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With Indian fishermen coming under fire from foreign ship, India on Monday said
it has asked the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to shift the high
risk area away from the country's fishing zones. "India has raised the
matter with Maritime Safety Committee at IMO to shift the High Risk Area West
of 65 degree East Longitude," Minister of State for Defence Jitendra Singh
told the Lok Sabha...<br>
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Myanmar: Livestock, fisheries fair catches foreign eye </b><br>
<a href="http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/business/3501-livestock-fisheries-fair-catches-foreign-eye.html">http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/business/3501-livestock-fisheries-fair-catches-foreign-eye.html</a><br>
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An exhibition held in Yangon last week that attracted more than 100 potential
investors put the spotlight on the crucial livestock and fisheries industry.
Minister for Commerce U Win Myint opened the event, which was held on December
7 and 8 at the Myanmar Fisheries Federation, asking international
businesspeople to cooperate with Myanmar to develop the sector...<br>
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<b>Sri Lanka: Forty fishermen released by Sri Lanka reach home</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/forty-fishermen-released-by-sri-lanka-reach-home/article4195162.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/forty-fishermen-released-by-sri-lanka-reach-home/article4195162.ece</a><br>

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Forty fishermen released on December 10 by Sri Lanka arrived at Mandapam on
Thursday. They were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on December 3.  The
fishermen — 21 from Karaikal in Puducherry and 19 from Nagapattinam — set out
in five mechanised boats on November 28 and were fishing close to the east of
Sri Lankan coast, when they were arrested by the Navy in the early hours. 
After seven days of detention, they were released on December 10...<br>
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