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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Dear Subscriber,<br><br>Please find below web links of ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 08 July to 12 July 2013.<br>
<br>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><b><br>Manipur: Gogoi warns of crackdown on corrupt fish syndicates </b><br><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Gogoi-warns-of-crackdown-on-corrupt-fish-syndicates/articleshow/21012957.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Gogoi-warns-of-crackdown-on-corrupt-fish-syndicates/articleshow/21012957.cms</a><br>
<br>Even though chief minister Tarun Gogoi said there hasn't been any sharp increase in fish prices in the market, he sent out a strong message to business syndicates warning of a crackdown by the government in case they were found to be involved in unscrupulous practices...<br>
<b><br>Madhya Pradesh: Development through welfare in Madhya Pradesh: Chief Minister</b><br><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Development-through-welfare-in-Madhya-Pradesh-Chief-minister/articleshow/21012033.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Development-through-welfare-in-Madhya-Pradesh-Chief-minister/articleshow/21012033.cms</a><br>
<br>Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that fish farming has been promoted in the state. MachhuaKalyan Board has been constituted to chalk out welfare schemes for fishermen. All have right over resources. Public welfare schemes are being chalked out in the state keeping this in view...<br>
<br><b>Assam: Govt unable to check fish prices </b> <br><a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-10/guwahati/40491592_1_fish-prices-7-lakh-andhra-pradesh" target="_blank">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-10/guwahati/40491592_1_fish-prices-7-lakh-andhra-pradesh</a><br>
<br>Guwahati: Unscrupulous traders are cashing in on the state's love for fish and fleecing customers by charging randomly high prices. The state government, meanwhile, is clueless about the rates these traders buy the fish at, and, so, is finding it difficult to curb the spiralling prices...<br>
<br><b>Punjab: Rs 11 cr for fish farming in Punjab </b><br><a href="http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/rs-11-cr-for-fish-farming-in-punjab/article4895097.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/rs-11-cr-for-fish-farming-in-punjab/article4895097.ece</a><br>
<br>Punjab government on Monday said it has earmarked funds to the tune of Rs 11.16 crore for 2013-14 to promote fish farming in the state. Disclosing this here today, Punjab Fisheries minister Gulzar Singh Ranike said an outlay of Rs 11.16 crore has been earmarked in the annual plan 2013-14 against Rs 10.55 crore during 2012-13...<br>
<b><br>Bihar: Rapid decline in commercially important fishes in Ganga </b><br><a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-07/flora-fauna/40420404_1_ganga-basin-effective-fish-ladder-other-migratory-fishes" target="_blank">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-07/flora-fauna/40420404_1_ganga-basin-effective-fish-ladder-other-migratory-fishes</a> <br>
<br>It is ironical that Patnaites consume fishes imported from Andhra Pradesh despite the city situated on the bank of the Ganga. With the rapid decline of commercially important fishes in the Ganga, the local fishermen are finding it very difficult to cater to the needs of the city...<br>
<b><br>Gujarat: Gujarat clears Mithivirdi Nuclear-power project </b><br><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Gujarat-clears-Mithivirdi-Nuclear-power-project/articleshow/20980059.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Gujarat-clears-Mithivirdi-Nuclear-power-project/articleshow/20980059.cms</a> <br>
<br>Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority has quietly given the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance to the controversial proposal for a nuclear power plant at Mithivirdi village in Bhavnagar district. The plant is to be built by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)...<br>
<br><b>Goa: Trawler owners slam Alina for ease up in ban </b><br><a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-21/goa/40118082_1_trawler-owners-fishing-ban-cutbona-boat-owners-union" target="_blank">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-21/goa/40118082_1_trawler-owners-fishing-ban-cutbona-boat-owners-union</a> <br>
<br>The government's decision to permit 10hp-motorized canoes to fish during the 61-day fishing ban period continues to draw flak from trawler owners, with the latter hitting out at the state environment minister in the latest missive...<br>
<b><br>Karnataka: 20 fish markets to be set up in rural coastal Karnataka </b><br><a href="http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/karnataka-fisheries-body-to-set-up-20-fish-markets-in-coastal-areas/article4894806.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/karnataka-fisheries-body-to-set-up-20-fish-markets-in-coastal-areas/article4894806.ece</a> <br>
<br>Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation (KFDC) is planning to set up 20 fish markets in rural areas of coastal Karnataka. Speaking on the sidelines of a programme to inaugurate a fish market at Kemral village in Mangalore taluk on Monday, V.K. Shetty, Managing Director of KFDC, said that 20 markets are being set up in coastal Karnataka under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana...<br>
<br><b>Kerala: Cabinet nod for draft fish seed Bill </b> <br><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/cabinet-nod-for-draft-fish-seed-bill/article4903826.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/cabinet-nod-for-draft-fish-seed-bill/article4903826.ece</a><br>
<br>The State Cabinet has approved the draft fish seed Bill, Minister for Fisheries K. Babu has said. The Bill would clear the way for a legislation to control the production and sale of fingerlings, ensure quality, register hatcheries and fish farms, and certify fish seeds, he said in a press note on Wednesday...<br>
<b><br>Tamil Nadu: Sri Lanka government invites Tamil Nadu fishermen for talks </b><br><a href="http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/sri-lanka-government-invites-tamil-nadu-fishermen-for-talks-388597" target="_blank">http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/sri-lanka-government-invites-tamil-nadu-fishermen-for-talks-388597</a> <br>
<br>The Sri Lankan government reached out to the fishermen community of Tamil Nadu as President Mahinda Rajapaksa's brother and Economic Development Minister Basil met their delegation in Delhi with a promise of addressing their concerns...<br>
<b><br>Tamil Nadu: Fisherman injured by desalination plant work at Sulerikattukuppam</b><br><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/fisherman-injured/article4902639.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/fisherman-injured/article4902639.ece</a><br>
<br>A fisherman, Chittibabu (26) of Sulerikattukuppam near Mamallapuram, sustained serious head injuries on Wednesday after his boat capsized near the seashore. According to sources, around 7.30 a.m. on Wednesday, the victim was on his way back to the shore...<br>
<b><br>Odisha: Five fishermen survive trawler fire </b><br><a href="http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Five-fishermen-survive-trawler-fire/2013/07/09/article1675071.ece" target="_blank">http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Five-fishermen-survive-trawler-fire/2013/07/09/article1675071.ece</a> <br>
<br>Five fishermen were rescued after their fishing trawler which docked at Paradip fishing harbour caught fire and sunk off Bay of Bengal on Monday evening. Sources said while the trawler, Maa Lankeswari, started to go for fishing, fire sparked from its battery and sparks of fire fell on stored oil...<br>
<br><b>West Bengal: A fish scarcity is forcing India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar to pick bones with each other </b><br><a href="http://qz.com/101708/a-fish-scarcity-is-forcing-india-bangladesh-and-myanmar-to-pick-bones-with-each-other/" target="_blank">http://qz.com/101708/a-fish-scarcity-is-forcing-india-bangladesh-and-myanmar-to-pick-bones-with-each-other/</a> <br>
<br>India—For much of the world’s 230-million Bengali population, there is fish, and then there is hilsa—a silvery tropical variety that has celebrity status on local plates. The bony delight (known scientifically as Tenualosa ilisha and in Bengali as eleesh) is so popular that in Bangladesh, where it is the “national fish,” hilsa accounts for about 11% of the country’s total fish production, worth about $380 million (in 2006-07)—or 1% of the nation’s total GDP...<br>
<b><br>India: 1st IOR-ARC Economic and Business Conference held in Mauritius </b><br><a href="http://www.tehrantimes.com/politics/109059-1st-ior-arc-economic-and-business-conference-held-in-mauritius" target="_blank">http://www.tehrantimes.com/politics/109059-1st-ior-arc-economic-and-business-conference-held-in-mauritius</a> <br>
<br>The Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Cooperation held its first Economic and Business Conference in Pointe aux Piments, Mauritius, on July 4 and 5. The IOR-ARC, which is the only pan-Indian ocean grouping, has 20 members, namely Australia, Bangladesh, Comoros, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Malaysia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Oman, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen...<br>
<b><br>India: Concern over 'high seas security loophole'</b> <br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23227445" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23227445</a> <br><br>
All vessels using international waters should be identifiable and be part of a global tracking system to close a "security loophole" on the high seas. The call was made by the Global Ocean Commission, an "independent high-level initiative on the future of the ocean"...<br>
<b><br>Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka fisheries, port industries eyed by Russia: biz association </b><br><a href="http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/news/sri-lanka-fisheries,-port-industries-eyed-by-russia:-biz-association/179400843" target="_blank">http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/news/sri-lanka-fisheries,-port-industries-eyed-by-russia:-biz-association/179400843</a><br>
<br>Russian investors are looking at Sri Lanka's fisheries, agriculture and port industries in Trincomalee, a country's senior envoy had said in Colombo, a business association said. The Sri Lanka - Russia business council of the Ceylon Chamber quoted counselor of Russian Federation, Evgeni Sergienko, as saying at their annual general meeting that, an draft intergovernmental agreement on fisheries cooperation in the final stage...<br>
<br><b>Bangladesh: India, Bangladesh seek to save the delectable hilsa </b><br><a href="http://cooks.ndtv.com/article/show/india-bangladesh-seek-to-save-the-delectable-hilsa-389356" target="_blank">http://cooks.ndtv.com/article/show/india-bangladesh-seek-to-save-the-delectable-hilsa-389356</a><br>
<br>As over-fishing in the Bay of Bengal takes a toll on the population of hilsa - the silvery tropical fish savoured in India and Bangladesh as the quintessential Bengali delicacy - experts from both the countries are seeking joint initiatives to manage and preserve habitats of the prized fish and weed out perilous practices threatening its breeding...<br>
<br><b>Myanmar: Myanmar fishermen return from India after serving prison</b><br><a href="http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/national/2735-myanmar-fishermen-return-from-india-after-serving-prison" target="_blank">http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/national/2735-myanmar-fishermen-return-from-india-after-serving-prison</a><br>
<br>Over a hundred Myanmar fishermen have returned home yesterday after serving prison terms in India for illegal fishing and entering foreign waters, according to local sources. Most of the seamen are from Ayeyarwady Region, one from Yangon Region, five from Rakhine State, nine from Tanintharyi Region and one from Mon State...<br>
<br><b>Pakistan: No profit in the catch</b><br><a href="http://dawn.com/news/1028271/no-profit-in-the-catch" target="_blank">http://dawn.com/news/1028271/no-profit-in-the-catch</a><br><br>“As a young man, I wanted to work in the film industry,” says 53-year-old Abbas Mal, a respected leader of his fishing community in Karachi’s Ibrahim Hyderi area. The chances of success in show business were small and the need to earn a more stable income prompted Mal to follow the career path of his forefathers: Fishing...<br>
<b><br>Pakistan: Fishermen arrested by India: families urge government to make efforts for their release</b><br><a href="http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/1208979/" target="_blank">http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/1208979/</a><br>
<br>Families of the fishermen, who were arrested recently by Indian forces, want the government to make efforts for their release. According to local fishermen, the Indian forcers captured 11 seafarers who were fishing in Sir Creek area in last week of June...<br>
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