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Please find below web links of ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 06 May to 10 May 2013.<br>
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<b>Mizoram: Mizoram state invests in agriculture and fisheries</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/20142/mizoram-state-invests-in-agriculture-and-fisheries">http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/20142/mizoram-state-invests-in-agriculture-and-fisheries</a><br>
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India - The annual plan for the year 2013-14 for the state of Mizoram has been
finalised with attention given to the agriculture and fisheries sectors. The
plan size has been agreed at Rs.2500 crore. So far the state has performed well
with progress made in agriculture. It was pointed-out that irrigation coverage
of net sown areas is found to be very low, which needs to be accelerated...<br>
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Manipur: Loktak Issue: Projects versus rights in Manipur</b><br>
<a href="http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.Press_Release.Press_Release_2013.Loktak_Issue_Projects_versus_rights_in_Manipur_20130504">http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.Press_Release.Press_Release_2013.Loktak_Issue_Projects_versus_rights_in_Manipur_20130504</a><br>

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A delegation of All Manipur Thanga people’s Welfare Association and All Loktak
Lake Areas Fishermen’s Union Manipur appeared before the National Human Rights
Commission in New Delhi on 29 April 2013. They appealed to intervene to defend
their rights to fishing and livelihood on Phumdis in the Loktak Lake...<br>
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<b>Uttar Pradesh: Sands of time</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/sands-of-time/article4692898.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/sands-of-time/article4692898.ece</a><br>
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For lakhs of them, spread across the banks of the Yamuna from Chitrakoot to the
Sangam in Allahabad, life depends largely on boating, fishing and sand mining,
with little farming during summer. However, as quoted above by the Allahabad
High Court in 2008, their traditional living has been compromised by the
extorting means of the sand mafia...<br>
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West Bengal: BSF repatriates Bangladeshi fisherman</b><br>
<a href="http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/2013/newsDetails060513u.php">http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/2013/newsDetails060513u.php</a><br>
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Kolkata: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday said its patrolling party of
BOP Shamshernagar on Saturday apprehended one Bangladeshi fisherman when he
entered Indian territory while fishing. The apprehended Bangladeshi fisherman
was brought to BOP Shamshernagar for preliminary questioning...<br>
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Andhra Pradesh: Freshwater aquaculture committee to clear pending applications</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/freshwater-aquaculture-committee-to-clear-pending-applications/article4694468.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/freshwater-aquaculture-committee-to-clear-pending-applications/article4694468.ece</a><br>

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The District Level Committee on freshwater aquaculture headed by Collector
Buddha Prakash M Jyothi on Tuesday reviewed the process of regularising aqua
ponds and receiving of applications from interested farmers to launch fresh
water aquaculture. Mr. Buddha Prakash said that revenue officials should clear
all the applications in order to speed up the process of sanctioning licence
for new ponds...<br>
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<b>Tamil Nadu: Island tourism in the offing off Tuticorin</b><br>
<a href="http://mobiletoi.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=8&sectid=edid=&edlabel=TOICH&mydateHid=06-05-2013&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Chennai&edname=&articleid=Ar00800&publabel=TOI">http://mobiletoi.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=8&sectid=edid=&edlabel=TOICH&mydateHid=06-05-2013&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Chennai&edname=&articleid=Ar00800&publabel=TOI</a><br>

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Tired of simply watching the waves Get ready for a trip to an uninhabited
island in the Gulf of Mannar,off Tuticorin coast. The Tuticorin port
authorities have mooted an idea of island tourism from the southern coast of
Tamil Nadu .Tourists would be taken on a trip to an island off Tuticorin coast.
This would be an entirely new experience for tourists, said port chairman S
Natarajan. The island tourism is part of a 304-crore project to set up an
entertainment zone...<br>
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<b>Tamil Nadu: Indian fishermen oppose the cruel practice of shark 'finning'</b><br>
<a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/environment/flora-fauna/indian-fishermen-oppose-the-cruel-practice-of-shark-finning/articleshow/19973132.cms">http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/environment/flora-fauna/indian-fishermen-oppose-the-cruel-practice-of-shark-finning/articleshow/19973132.cms</a><br>

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Mumbai: The Association of Deep Sea Going Artisanal Fishermen (DSGAF) has urged
the union ministry of environment and forests to take action against the cruel
practice of 'shark finning' done by poachers and foreign trawlers. Supporting
the policy of 'fins naturally attached' of Humane Society International (HSI),
the fishermen will campaign against this cruelty to sharks...<br>
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<b>Pucherry: DYFI wants fish market to be opened</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/dyfi-wants-fish-market-to-be-opened/article4688142.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/dyfi-wants-fish-market-to-be-opened/article4688142.ece</a><br>

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The Democratic Youth Federation of India on Sunday organised a protest to
demand the opening of a fish market on Gingee Salai. The protesters gathered on
Gingee Salai in the morning and started solicited funds from the public. They
were only able to collect from three or four people, however, before they were
removed from the spot by the police...<br>
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<b>Kerala: Kerala to spend Rs.6 crore on education of fisherfolk's children </b><br>
<a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/kerala-to-spend-rs-6-crore-on-education-of-fisherfolk-s-children-113050700831_1.html">http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/kerala-to-spend-rs-6-crore-on-education-of-fisherfolk-s-children-113050700831_1.html</a><br>

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The Kerala government Tuesday extended a helping hand to the children of the
fisherfolk by earmarking Rs.6 crore towards meeting their educational needs.
"With this, the total allocation that has been made to the children for
their educational needs has gone up to Rs.12 crore," said State Fisheries
Minister K. Babu in a statement issued here...<br>
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<b>Goa:  Government has formed a scheme providing compensation of Rs 10,000
for the trawler owner and Rs 20,000 for the outboat motor canoe operator during
the ban period</b><br>
<a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/goa-govt-may-rethink-on-prolonged-fishing-ban-period-minister-113050300362_1.html">http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/goa-govt-may-rethink-on-prolonged-fishing-ban-period-minister-113050300362_1.html</a><br>

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The Goa government may reconsider its decision of imposing 75-day-long fishing
ban in the state from this year onwards, after fishing associations objected to
such a long shutout period. A meeting has been called by Chief Minister Manohar
Parrikar during the third week of May to decide on this issue, State Fisheries
Minister Avertano Furtado told PTI today...<br>
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<b>Gujarat: Humiliation a daily torture for Indian prisoners in Pakistan jails</b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Ahmedabad/Humiliation-a-daily-torture-for-Indian-prisoners-in-Pakistan-jails/articleshow/19876482.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Ahmedabad/Humiliation-a-daily-torture-for-Indian-prisoners-in-Pakistan-jails/articleshow/19876482.cms</a><br>

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Ahmedabad: If an Indian wants something as simple as soap for bathing in a
Pakistani prison, he has to wash the undergarments of Pakistani inmates. And
this is just one of many humiliations meted out to Indians behind bars across
the border...<br>
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Sri Lanka: National fisheries safety plan launched</b><br>
<a href="http://www.dailynews.lk/2013/05/10/news04.asp">http://www.dailynews.lk/2013/05/10/news04.asp</a><br>
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Sri Lanka yesterday launched a National Plan for the Safety of fishermen and
fishing vessels at sea, under the patronage of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Development Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne. The Fisheries Department formulated
this National Plan with the technical and financial assistance granted by the
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) executed Regional Fisheries Livelihoods
Programme for South and Southeast Asia (RFLP)which is funded by Spain...<br>
<b><br>
Sri Lanka: Wheels move to double fish exports </b><br>
<a href="http://www.dailynews.lk/2013/05/09/news02.asp">http://www.dailynews.lk/2013/05/09/news02.asp</a><br>
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Sri Lanka is making arrangements to boost deep sea fishing and double fish
exports including tuna within the next two and half years with the help of new
vessels from Japan and China, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development
Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said...<br>
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<b>Pakistan: Pakistan fishermen hold poll rally — at sea</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/pak-fishermen-hold-poll-rally-at-sea/article4685615.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/pak-fishermen-hold-poll-rally-at-sea/article4685615.ece</a><br>

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Wearing life jackets and bobbing on the gentle waves of the Arabian Sea,
supporters of a candidate in Pakistan’s upcoming nationwide election held a
waterborne rally to highlight the challenges faced by their embattled fishing
community. Backers of independent political candidate Haji Usman Ghani took to
the water on Friday on a flotilla of fishing boats...<b><br>
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Bangladesh: UK dives in to save the hilsa</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/index.php?ref=MjBfMDVfMDZfMTNfMV85MF8xNjg1NTU">http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/index.php?ref=MjBfMDVfMDZfMTNfMV85MF8xNjg1NTU</a><br>
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Britain's Darwin Initiative has given the International Institute for
Environment and Development (IIED), a UK-based independent policy research
institute, a £208,315 (approximately Taka 25.40 million) grant to find ways of
protecting hilsa from the threat of overfishing, according to a report of The
Times of India that was posted on the website...<br>
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<b>Maldives: Maldives included in United Nations’ US$2 million anti-piracy project</b><br>
<a href="http://minivannews.com/politics/maldives-included-in-united-nations-us2-million-anti-piracy-project-57478">http://minivannews.com/politics/maldives-included-in-united-nations-us2-million-anti-piracy-project-57478</a><br>

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United Nations Trust Fund for the Fight against Piracy has approved a US$2
million package of projects for affected nations, including the Maldives. The
aim of the five projects, approved April 30, is to ensure ongoing piracy trials
are conducted in a fair and efficient manner and that the human rights, health
and safety of individuals suspected of piracy are protected...<br>
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<b>Myanmar: 8 Myanmar fishermen killed in fight in Medan</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/04/05/8-myanmar-fishermen-killed-fight-medan.html">http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/04/05/8-myanmar-fishermen-killed-fight-medan.html</a><br>
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Eight people died in a fight between detainees and illegal immigrants from
Myanmar in an immigration detention center in Medan, South Sumatra, early
Friday. The fight reportedly broke out after one of the Myanmarese was sexually
harassed. The bodies of the victims, Aung Thu Win, Aung Than, Min-Min, Win Tun,
Nawe, Aye, Myo and Sam iwin, have been taken to Pirngadi Hospital for autopsies...<br>
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