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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">17
December – 21 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 17 December to 21 December
2012.<br>
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<b>Assam: Discharge of lime by the paper mill has been causing severe pollution
to the nearby Elenga Beel and other fisheries</b><br>
<a href="http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec1712/state07">http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec1712/state07</a><br>
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Guwahati: serious note of the growing degradation of the Elenga Beel – a major
water-body of the area – caused by Nagaon Paper Mill of Hindustan Paper
Corporation (HPC) at Jagiroad, and of the fact that the HPC authorities failed
to comply with earlier directives concerning maintenance of environmental
norms, the Pollution Control Board Assam (PCBA) has issued pre-closure notice
to HPC for closing the polluting unit of the paper mill...<br>
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<b>Odisha: Twenty fishermen held for fishing in reserved zone</b><br>
<a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/orissa/twenty-fishermen-held-for-fishing-in-reserved-zone_753141.html">http://zeenews.india.com/news/orissa/twenty-fishermen-held-for-fishing-in-reserved-zone_753141.html</a><br>
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Kendrapara: Forest department officials have taken into custody 20 marine
fishermen of West Bengal after intercepting a couple of fishing trawlers near
Satabhaya coast off the prohibited Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Odisha. The
marine fishermen were from Digha coast of the neighbouring state...<br>
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<b>Odisha: Hygienic fish drying improved livelihood of coastal fisherwomen of
Odisha </b><br>
<a href="http://www.icar.org.in/node/5530">http://www.icar.org.in/node/5530</a><br>
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Under the Network project on “Capacity building of coastal fisherwomen through
post harvest technology in fisheries” Directorate of Research on Women in
Agriculture (DRWA) created a Model Fish Drying Unit at Penthakota, Puri, Odisha
with the financial support of National Fishery Development Board (NFDB)...<br>
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<b>Andhra Pradesh: Cannot dilute CRZ norms for constructing  buildings:
Andhra CM</b> <br>
<a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/andhra-pradesh/cannot-dilute-crz-norms-for-constructing-buildings-andhra-cm_817369.html">http://zeenews.india.com/news/andhra-pradesh/cannot-dilute-crz-norms-for-constructing-buildings-andhra-cm_817369.html</a><br>

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Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Monday said
the state government could not allow construction of buildings in Coastal
Regulation Zone (CRZ) areas since it's the jurisdiction of Central government
to relax guidelines...<br>
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<b>Tamil Nadu: Sri Lanka, India agreed to enhance cooperation to ensure safety
of fishermen - Indian Defence Minister</b><br>
<a href="http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=SL_India_agreed_to_enhance_cooperation_20121219_04">http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=SL_India_agreed_to_enhance_cooperation_20121219_04</a><br>
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Sri Lanka and India been agreed to enhance cooperation to allow both countries
to pursue their fishing activity in a safe, secure and sustainable manner, the
Indian government said. In a written statement to the Lok Sabha Indian Defense
Minister A. K. Antony said issues relating to incidents of attack on Indian
fishermen has consistently been taken up with the Sri Lankan government through
diplomatic channels...<br>
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<b>Kerala: Kerala fishermen killing</b><br>
<a href="http://www.ianslive.in/index.php?param=news/Kerala_fishermen_killing-391434/LatestNews/31">http://www.ianslive.in/index.php?param=news/Kerala_fishermen_killing-391434/LatestNews/31</a><br>
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Kochi, Dec 20: The Kerala High Court Thursday ruled that the two Italian
Marines charged with the killing of two Indian fishermen off the coast of
Kerala in February can be allowed to go home for Christmas. The court had
caveats too: the marines could be allowed to go provided they return latest by
3 p.m., Jan 10, 2013, and the Indian government allows them to go...<br>
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<b>Goa: Fish get marine police cover off Goa</b><br>
<a href="http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/12/16/110--Fish-get-marine-police-cover-off-Goa-.html">http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/12/16/110--Fish-get-marine-police-cover-off-Goa-.html</a><br>
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Panaji, Dec 16 (IANS) Goa loves its fish fried and curried. But fishermen in
this coastal state are now fuming over trawlers from Karnataka and Maharashtra
"poaching" in the state's waters. After recent incidents of
high-powered boats from neighbouring states coming in by the droves to net fish
from Goa's territorial waters, the Goa government has been forced to post
marine police at sea to guard its fish!...<br>
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<b>Punjab: CIPHET displays fish descaling, poultry processing  machines</b><br>
<a href="http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ciphet-displays-fish-descaling-poultry-processing-machines/1047204/">http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ciphet-displays-fish-descaling-poultry-processing-machines/1047204/</a><br>

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Around 30 retailers from the poultry and fish sectors attended the exposure day
organised by the Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology
(CIPHET) to demonstrate newly invented technologies on its campus on Tuesday...<br>
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<b>India: Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests: 
Office Memorandum regarding   Consideration of proposals for
TORs/Environment Clearance/ CRZ Clearance involving violation of the
Environment (Protection) Act, 19861 Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Notification, 2006  Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011 </b><br>
<a href="http://envfor.nic.in/assets/om-12122012-b.pdf">http://envfor.nic.in/assets/om-12122012-b.pdf</a><br>
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Dated 12th December, 2012: The Environment Impact Assessment Notification
(EIA), 2006 and its amendments thereafter require all new projects or
activities and / or expansion and modernization of existing projects or
activities listed in the schedule to the said Notification with capacity beyond
threshold limits prescribed thereunder, to obtain prior Environment Clearance
under the provisions thereof...<br>
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<b>Bangladesh: Bangladeshi fishermen yet to be repatriated</b><br>
<a href="http://www.ptinews.com/news/3212048_Bangladeshi-fishermen-yet-to-be-repatriated">http://www.ptinews.com/news/3212048_Bangladeshi-fishermen-yet-to-be-repatriated</a><br>
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Berhampur: Seventeen Bangladeshi fishermen rescued by locals from the sea after
their boat developed a problem along the coast at Odisha's Ganjam district over
a month ago, are still awaiting repatriation...<br>
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<b>Pakistan: Fisheries special economic zone on 20,000 acres</b><br>
<a href="http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/12/19/city/karachi/fisheries-special-economic-zone-on-20000-acres/">http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/12/19/city/karachi/fisheries-special-economic-zone-on-20000-acres/</a>
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Karachi - Sindh Board of Investment Chairman Muhammad Zubair Motiwala has said
that the purpose of establishing fisheries special economic zone is to promote
socio-economic conditions of the rural Sindh and this zone will be established
on 20,000 acres that has already been identified in Thatta district...<br>
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<b>Myanmar: Fisheries project helps improve food security, livelihoods</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/19082/fisheries-project-helps-improve-food-security-liveliho">http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/19082/fisheries-project-helps-improve-food-security-liveliho</a><br>
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Myanmar - A $2 million project to improve rural food security and livelihoods
in Myanmar through the development of fisheries and small-scale aquaculture was
officially launched last week by WorldFish and the Myanmar government
Department of Fisheries...<br>
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<b>Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's fish production increased last year</b><br>
<a href="http://www.colombopage.com/archive_12B/Dec11_1355237500JR.php">http://www.colombopage.com/archive_12B/Dec11_1355237500JR.php</a><br>
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Dec 11, Colombo: Fisheries Minister of Sri Lanka Dr. Rajitha Senaratne says
that the country's fish production has seen an increase last year. According to
the Minister, the fish production had increased by 100,000 metric tons in 2011.
The fish production in 2009 was 339,730 metric tons and it has increased to
440,830 metric tons in 2011...<br>
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