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Please find below web links of  ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 07 January 2012 to 11
January 2013.<br>
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<b>Madhya Pradesh: Fishermen Welfare Board invites suggestions from fishermen</b><br>
<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-04/bhopal/36148072_1_traditional-fishermen-welfare-board-suggestions">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-04/bhopal/36148072_1_traditional-fishermen-welfare-board-suggestions</a><br>

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Madhya Pradesh fishermen's welfare board has invited suggestions from fishermen
regarding their welfare and patta allotment policy. Suggestions can be sent to
the board's office on the premises of Fish Aquarium in Raj Bhavan by post. The
fishermen's welfare board has come into existence following announcement made
by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to this effect at Fishermen's Panchayat
at Bhopal in February 2012...<br>
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Gujarat: Gujarat fishermen in Abu Dhabi fishermen sail perilously
close to the wind</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thenational.ae/weather/abu-dhabi/abu-dhabi-fishermen-sail-perilously-close-to-the-wind">http://www.thenational.ae/weather/abu-dhabi/abu-dhabi-fishermen-sail-perilously-close-to-the-wind</a><br>
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The fishermen of Abu Dhabi who venture out to the deep sea at this time of the
year count themselves blessed when their boats return safely. "The most
dangerous thing over the sea is the strong winds, and we are afraid of capsizing
when towering waves throw our dhows," says Maggan Bhai Tandle, an Abu
Dhabi fisherman for 25 years. Sometimes it reaches up to 30 knots and
more"...<br>
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<b>Goa: Biometric ID cards for fishing community</b><br>
<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-05/goa/36161355_1_smart-cards-biometric-id-card-reader">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-05/goa/36161355_1_smart-cards-biometric-id-card-reader</a><br>

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The fisheries department has started distributing biometric identification
smart cards to members of the fishing community in Goa that have been issued by
the Union ministry of agriculture, department of animal husbandry, dairying and
fisheries. This is the first time that such biometric identification smart
cards, officially called 'marine fishermen identification cards' (MFIC), are
being issued to members of the fishing community as part of the central government
scheme...<br>
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<b>Karnataka: Government nod for new fishing harbour near Mangalore port</b><br>
<a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/content/303875/govt-nod-cew-fishing-harbour.html">http://www.deccanherald.com/content/303875/govt-nod-cew-fishing-harbour.html</a><br>
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Finally, the Government has decided to establish a new fishing harbour near new
Mangalore Port, which was pending for the last 10 years. Responding to a Deccan
Herald poser, Union Minister of Shipping G K Vasan said the Union Government
will provide 75 per cent assistance through Department of Animal Husbandry,
Dairying and Fisheries, while the remaining project cost will be funded
primarily by New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) and partially by the State
government, if feasible...<br>
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Kerala: Kerala seeks more kerosene for fisheries sector</b><br>
<a href="http://business-standard.com/india/news/kerala-seeks-more-kerosene-for-fisheries-sector/498283/">http://business-standard.com/india/news/kerala-seeks-more-kerosene-for-fisheries-sector/498283/</a><br>
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The Kerala government has demanded allotment of more kerosene to the state as
it is facing acute shortage, especially in the fisheries sector which is the
backbone of the coastal economy. A memorandum in this regard was submitted to
the Prime Minister on Tuesday by fisheries minister K Babu. Kerala’s fisheries
sector needs at least 150,000 litre kerosene annually, but the actual allotment
is below 40 per cent...<br>
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<b>Tamil Nadu: CM offers jobs to project-affected fishermen in State</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/cm-offers-jobs-to-projectaffected-fishermen-in-state/article4280408.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/cm-offers-jobs-to-projectaffected-fishermen-in-state/article4280408.ece</a><br>

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Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday announced rehabilitation measures for
fishermen affected by projects undertaken by the State. The ship building
yard-cum-minor port complex at Kattupalli and water desalination plant in
Minjur are some of the projects...<br>
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Andhra Pradesh: Petronets Andhra terminal in trouble</b><br>
<a href="http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_petronets-andhra-terminal-in-trouble_1785232">http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_petronets-andhra-terminal-in-trouble_1785232</a><br>
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The LNG terminal proposed by Petronet at Gangavaram port on the East coast has
run into rough weather with the locals opposing the project on the ground that
it would pollute the coast and hit the livelihood of the fishermen in the
area...<br>
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India: Scheme is king</b><br>
<a href="http://newindianexpress.com/magazine/article1405840.ece">http://newindianexpress.com/magazine/article1405840.ece</a><br>
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There’s a mile-long queue of people at the Rajamangala Stadium. The government
is offering a “first car” subsidy of Rs 1.4 lakh to persons buying their first.
India of the future? Ominously so, only Rajamangala is in Bangkok, and this is
the Thai version of freebies, a staple of politicians in developing economies
where populist schemes are suitable substitutes for leadership...<br>
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<b>India: World Bank report on Alaknanda dam kept under wraps</b> <br>
<a href="http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/world-bank-report-alaknanda-dam-kept-under-wraps">http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/world-bank-report-alaknanda-dam-kept-under-wraps</a><br>
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The findings of a World Bank inquiry panel on the possible adverse impacts of
the proposed Vishnugad Pipalkoti hydroelectric project on the Alaknanda river
seems to have made the Centre jittery. It is learnt that the ministry of power
has requested World Bank, which is funding the project, to keep the report
under cover till the Maha Kumbh Mela at Allahabad gets over...<br>
<b><br>
Pakistan: Fishermen and their issues</b><br>
<a href="http://dawn.com/2013/01/04/fishermen-their-issues/">http://dawn.com/2013/01/04/fishermen-their-issues/</a><br>
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For every fishing trip, the fishermen have to give illegal gratification to the
harbour preventive office, situated at the Karachi Fish Harbour, to obtain the
necessary port clearance.Would senior officials of the authorities concerned
care to tell the public at large as to what should the fishermen do to carry on
their business without being subjected to the undeterred, undesirable,
horrendous and broad daylight extortion of millions of rupees a day by the
customs preventive department?...<br>
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<b>Sri Lanka: Rebuilding fishermen’s livelihoods in Sri Lanka</b><br>
<a href="http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/ourwork/crisispreventionandrecovery/successstories/rebuilding-fishermens-livelihoods-in-sri-lanka.html">http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/ourwork/crisispreventionandrecovery/successstories/rebuilding-fishermens-livelihoods-in-sri-lanka.html</a><br>

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Fishermen in Mullaitivu District, Northern Sri Lanka, have been living off the
sea for decades. However, years of conflict and displacement have disrupted
their livelihoods and caused large scale damage to the economic and social
infrastructure. Anuraj, a father  of three, was displaced four times with
his family since the 90’s...<br>
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<b>Bangladesh: Bangladeshi shrimp to get free legal advice </b><br>
<a href="http://www.worldfishing.net/news101/industry-news/bangladeshi-shrimp-to-get-free-legal-advice">http://www.worldfishing.net/news101/industry-news/bangladeshi-shrimp-to-get-free-legal-advice</a><br>
<br>
US law firm Sidley Austin Sidley is representing the Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish
Foundation (BSFF) to advise on standards for exporting into the European Union
and the US, and to help reduce trade barriers when they arise. It is understood
that this advice will be given free of charge...<br>
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<b>Chennai: ICSF”s DC Weekly News Alert is available online now at Fisheries
and Fishing Communities in India web page (<a href="http://indianfisheries.icsf.net">indianfisheries.icsf.net</a>)</b><br>
Source: <a href="http://indianfisheries.icsf.net/">http://indianfisheries.icsf.net/</a><br>
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Webpage on 'Coastal Zone and Communities' has new weblinks on ' Coastal protection
and erosion' and   webpage  on 'Fishing communities' has new
weblinks on 'Paravas of South India'.<br>
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