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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">28
January to 01 February 2013</span></b></p>
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Please find below web links of ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 28 January to 01 February
2013.<br>
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<b>Manipur: Loktak fishermen take their case to NHRC</b> <br>
<a href="http://www.e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=24..250113.jan13">http://www.e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=24..250113.jan13</a><br>
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A joint delegation of All Loktak Lake Areas Fishermen's Union and Centre for
Organisation Research and Education, (CORE) met Justice KG Balkrishnan,
National Human Rights Commission Chairman and former Chief Justice of Supreme
Court of India on January 22 regarding the complaint and written statements
submitted concerning the grievances faced by the Phumdi dwellers of Loktak
Lake...<br>
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<b>Uttar Pradesh: India urged to re-think huge dam projects</b> <br>
<a href="http://www.eco-business.com/features/india-urged-to-re-think-huge-dam-projects/">http://www.eco-business.com/features/india-urged-to-re-think-huge-dam-projects/</a><br>
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India’s government has proposed building nearly 300 dams throughout the
Himalayan range by 2030 to help meet its energy needs, which are under pressure
from its booming population and rapid economic growth. This will supplement
India’s other energy sources such as nuclear, coal, solar and wind for power
generation and energy supply, according to a new study released by a
group of scientists at National University of Singapore (NUS)...<br>
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<b>Andhra Pradesh: Hike leaves fishermen fuming, boats cut voyage</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/hike-leaves-fishermen-fuming-boats-cut-voyage/article4325571.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/hike-leaves-fishermen-fuming-boats-cut-voyage/article4325571.ece</a><br>
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The steep increase in diesel price has left fishermen red-faced with a call by
the Association of Indian Fisheries Industry (AIFI) to mechanised boat
operators in the country to terminate their voyage and return to the shore
immediately. Fuming with anger, AIFI president Y.G.K. Murti on Saturday rushed to
Kolkata to hold meeting with the fishermen leaders in West Bengal and Odisha.
“The exorbitant hike in diesel price will paralyse the industry at a time when
we are trying to limp back to normalcy,” he said...<br>
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<b>Goa: Fish markets to reopen today</b> <br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Fish-markets-to-reopen-today/articleshow/18264845.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Fish-markets-to-reopen-today/articleshow/18264845.cms</a><br>
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With the trawler owners not getting any assurance from the union petroleum
ministry, the fish markets are likely to reopen on Thursday. Sources in the
federation, however, indicated that the trawler strike had not been withdrawn.
The all-Goa fishermen federation called on Union petroleum minister Veerappa
Moily and placed before him their grievances seeking relief for trawler owners.
Another round of talks is likely to be held on Thursday...<br>
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<b>Kerala: Izumo owners to pay Rs. 19.5 lakh compensation to Kerala fishermen</b>
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<a href="http://www.punjabnewsline.com/news/Izumo-owners-to-pay-Rs_-19_5-lakh-compensation-to-Kerala-fishermen.html">http://www.punjabnewsline.com/news/Izumo-owners-to-pay-Rs_-19_5-lakh-compensation-to-Kerala-fishermen.html</a><br>
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An understanding on compensation has been reached between representatives of
the Panamian-flagged Japanese cargo vessel, ‘M V Izumo’ and various unions in
connection with the hit-and-run case off the Kozhikode coast on January 16. As
per the agreement reached at a meeting at the office of former state industries
minister Elamaram Kareem, MLA, in Kozhikode yesterday, the owners of the ship
will pay a compensation of Rs 19.5 lakh to the three fishermen who had a
miraculous escape after the ship rammed their fishing vessel ‘Al Ameen’,
officials said...<br>
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<b>India: Fishermen demand subsidy on diesel</b><br>
<a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/content/309085/fishermen-demand-subsidy-diesel.html">http://www.deccanherald.com/content/309085/fishermen-demand-subsidy-diesel.html</a><br>
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A delegation of National Fishworkers Forum on Wednesday met Agriculture
Minister Sharad Pawar and Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily to demand subsidy
on diesel to seagoing fishermen who purchase diesel at retail rate at beaches.
“The recent price hike of Rs 10 to Rs 15 per litre for bulk purchase of
diesel will severely hit the small and traditional fishing communities who
collect diesel from the petrol pumps of the marine fisheries cooperative
societies...<br>
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<b>India, Sri Lanka on a possible agreement on fishing boundary in Palk Strait:
Narayanasamy</b> <br>
<a href="http://truthdive.com/2013/01/28/india-sri-lanka-on-a-possible-agreement-on-fishing-boundary-in-palk-strait-narayanasamy.html">http://truthdive.com/2013/01/28/india-sri-lanka-on-a-possible-agreement-on-fishing-boundary-in-palk-strait-narayanasamy.html</a><br>
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New Delhi: In a joint venture, both India and Sri Lanka have
decided to settle for an agreement, drawing a fishing boundary in the Palk
Strait which would possibly bring to a halt the frequent attacks on
Tamil Nadu fishermen by the island navy, said Minister of State in PMO V.
Narayanasamy. While talking to reporters Narayanasamy said, the proposed
agreement has been agreed by both India and Sri Lanka which is in a closing
stage...<br>
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<b>India: Post-harvest wastage causing Rs 15,000 cr losses to fisheries in
India: study</b> <br>
<a href="http://www.business-standard.com/india/printpage.php?autono=204300&tp=on">http://www.business-standard.com/india/printpage.php?autono=204300&tp=on</a><br>
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Over-exploitation of coastal waters also leading to fast depletion of maritime
resources. Poor post-harvest fish handling infrastructure in major maritime
states is causing an annual loss of over Rs 15,000 crore to India’s marine and
inland fisheries sector. This is about 25% of the Indian fish and marine
industry which is worth over Rs 61,000 crore, according to a study conducted by
industry body Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
(Assocham)...<br>
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Nepal: Scientists to boost fish production</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Scientists+to+boost+fish+production+&NewsID=363366">http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Scientists+to+boost+fish+production+&NewsID=363366</a><br>
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Kathmandu: Scientists from Norway, India and Nepal have been exploring
fisheries business in the country. They are developing fish varieties suitable
to the hills and Terai — southern plain — of Nepal to improve the food security
situation in the country. Scientists are exploring different fishery models
suitable to the country to increase production, said Prof Dr Subodh Sharma of
Kathmandu University. ..<br>
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<b>Pakistan: Fish exports falling on post-harvest losses: experts</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-3-154134-Fish-exports-falling-on-post-harvest-losses-experts">http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-3-154134-Fish-exports-falling-on-post-harvest-losses-experts</a><br>
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Karachi: The fisheries resources are depleting in Pakistan at high rate as
compared to other coastal countries, and if immediate measures are not taken to
address the sector’s issues the economic loss will be irreparable. These were
the observations of sector’s stakeholders in a workshop titled “Tuna handling,
catch documentation, traceability and quality assessment”...<br>
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<b>Bangladesh: Sea change: the Bay of Bengal's vanishing Islands</b><br>
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2013/jan/29/sea-change-bay-bengal-vanishing-islands">http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2013/jan/29/sea-change-bay-bengal-vanishing-islands</a><br>
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Rapid erosion and rising sea levels are increasingly threatening the existence
of islands off the coast of Bangladesh and India Schoolteacher Nurul Hashem
lives in a grass hut set among coconut palms and pine trees, yards from a
pristine beach on the sparkling Bay of Bengal. It sounds idyllic, but he longs
to return to the island of Kutubdia, 50 miles away, where his family home has
been swallowed by ever-rising tides and is now out at sea under several feet of
water...<b><br>
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Bangladesh: 11 fishermen hurt, 7 missing </b><br>
<a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=266858">http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=266858</a> <br>
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At least seven fishermen have gone missing while 11 were injured in an attack
by a band of robbers in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday morning. Eighteen
fishermen were returning to the shores from the deep sea around 10:00am on
their fishing boat Senowara-2 when robbers swooped on them and shot rubber
bullets indiscriminately...<br>
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<b>Myanmar: Fishery industry is facing a critical labour shortage</b><br>
<a href="http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/333265/myanmar-workers-keen-to-stay">http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/333265/myanmar-workers-keen-to-stay</a><br>
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High wages in Thailand are likely to keep the majority of Myanmar migrant
workers here over the next three years, a labour researcher says. While Myanmar
is currently taking steps toward democratisation and a freer market, finding
good jobs there remains difficult, Premjai Wangsiripaisarn of the Asian
Research Centre for Migration at Chulalongkorn University's Institute of Asian
Studies said...<br>
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