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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Assam: Fishfed keen to set up more permanent outlets</b><br>
<a href="http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jul1613/city07">http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jul1613/city07</a><br></span>
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Fishfed managing director DK Sharma told The Assam Tribune that among other
locations, the State Government-owned firm is willing to go for such outlets in
Chandmari and Noonmati areas. “Our mobile fish selling booth has received good
response in Noonmati and Chandmari localities...<br></span>
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Goa: Gabion seawall fails to protect Keri beach from erosion </b><br>
<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-17/goa/40634635_1_beach-protection-wall-gabion-flexible-sea-wall-keri-beach">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-17/goa/40634635_1_beach-protection-wall-gabion-flexible-sea-wall-keri-beach</a>
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The gabion flexible sea wall at Keri to protect the beach from erosion has been
completely damaged this  monsoon because of strong waves. Almost every
part of the Rs4.23 crore protection wall built around five years ago has
breaches...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Goa: Alina opposes MPT's plans</b><br>
<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-12/goa/40535641_1_alina-saldanha-mormugao-port-trust-mpt">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-12/goa/40535641_1_alina-saldanha-mormugao-port-trust-mpt</a><br>
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Minister for environment and forests, Alina Saldanha, has stated that the
floating hotels and marinas proposed by the Mormugao port trust (MPT) are
likely to adversely impact the environment and the livelihoods of traditional
fishermen...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Karnataka: Windfall for fisheries: hiked kerosene oil allocation for
traditional boats from 150 litres to 400 litres per month and the quantity of
tax-free diesel has been increased to 1.5 lakh kilolitres from 1.3 lakh
kilolitres</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/windfall-for-fisheries/article4911686.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/windfall-for-fisheries/article4911686.ece</a><br></span>
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Rs. 229 crore allocated for fishermen welfare and subsidies. Though the outlay
for fisheries has reduced marginally between budgets – from Rs. 231 crore in
Jagadish Shettar’s February budget to Rs. 229 crore in Chief Minister
Siddaramaiah’s Budget – welfare of fishermen and subsidies for boats have
received a major boost this time...<br></span>
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Kerala: Manhandling fishermen: Case against CISF officials </b><br>
<a href="http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Manhandling-fishermen-Case-against-CISF-officials/2013/07/18/article1688738.ece">http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Manhandling-fishermen-Case-against-CISF-officials/2013/07/18/article1688738.ece</a>
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The Mulavukad police registered a case against CISF officials who allegedly
assaulted traditional fish workers near Raman Thuruth on Tuesday. K Vijayan,
Sub-Inspector of police said that the case has been handed over to Harbour
police on Wednesday, since the alleged assault happened within the limits of
the Harbour police station..<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Tamil Nadu: Solar-powered light to help fishermen avert accidents </b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/solarpowered-light-to-help-fishermen-avert-accidents/article4905864.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/solarpowered-light-to-help-fishermen-avert-accidents/article4905864.ece</a><br>
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Kalam’s initiative to be launched in the island town on July 19. Fishing boats
in Rameswaram will soon have high-beam solar powered lights which will help in
averting mid-sea collisions. The initiative is part of the ‘Rameswaram Solar
Power Mission’, an initiative of former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, to be
launched in the island town on July 19...<br></span>
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Tamil Nadu: Kudankulam fishing industry fear business will suffer due to nuke
plant </b><br>
<a href="http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/07/17/109-Kudankulam-fishing-industry-fear-business-will-suffer-due-to-nuke-plant.html">http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/07/17/109-Kudankulam-fishing-industry-fear-business-will-suffer-due-to-nuke-plant.html</a>
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Kudankulam: The fishing industry in the Kudankulam area of Tamil Nadu fears
that the nuclear power plant would affect their business, both in the short and
long term...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Pondicherry: Puducherry govt. order angers fishermen </b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/puducherry-govt-order-angers-fishermen/article4928700.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/puducherry-govt-order-angers-fishermen/article4928700.ece</a>
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“State government cannot levy fine on fishermen crossing International Maritime
Boundary Line ” The Puducherry government has passed an order stating that any
fisherman found crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line with Sri
Lanka will be fined up to Rs. 10,000 and forfeit the licence and registration
of his vessel...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Andhra Pradesh: Fisherfolk protest shifting of Cyclone Warning Centre </b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Fisherfolk-protest-shifting-of-Cyclone-Warning-Centre/articleshow/21155386.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Fisherfolk-protest-shifting-of-Cyclone-Warning-Centre/articleshow/21155386.cms</a>
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Members of the fishing community and representatives of the ruling Congress
protested against the proposed merger of the Vizag-based Cyclone Warning Centre
(CWC) with the Meteorological Centre in Hyderabad. Sources in the Met
department said that the proposal was first made three years ago to predict the
weather with greater accuracy...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Odisha: Heavy to very heavy rain forecast in Odisha </b><br>
<a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/heavy-to-very-heavy-rain-forecast-in-odisha-113071600525_1.html">http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/heavy-to-very-heavy-rain-forecast-in-odisha-113071600525_1.html</a>
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Heavy to very heavy rains together with gusty surface winds were likely to lash
some places of Odisha under the impact of a low pressure area over the Bay of
Bengal and adjoining coastal region.  The low pressure area over northwest
Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of Gangetic West Bengal and north
Odisha remained practically stationary over the same area during the day, the
MET office said today...<br></span>
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West Bengal: Oh fish! killer threatens Bengal's favourite dish </b><br>
<a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Oh-fish-killer-threatens-Bengal-s-favourite-dish/Article1-1094349.aspx">http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Oh-fish-killer-threatens-Bengal-s-favourite-dish/Article1-1094349.aspx</a>
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West Bengal's eternal favourite, hilsa, and prawn may be at risk. An
"invisible" and primitive fish-killer that has played havoc with the
fishing industry across the globe, inflicting losses worth billions of dollars
in several countries, is now knocking on the doors of the state...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>India: Too many fishermen? </b><br>
<a href="http://www.worldfishing.net/news101/Comment/ben-yami/india-too-many-fishermen">http://www.worldfishing.net/news101/Comment/ben-yami/india-too-many-fishermen</a> <br></span>
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Menakhem Ben-Yami looks into the stagnation of Gujarat's fisheries. There are
several terms defining ‘overfishing’, but for practical purposes (my apologies
to nit-pickers) we can talk of ‘biological overfishing’ and ‘economic/financial
overfishing’...<br></span>
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India: Five year aquatic animal disease monitoring project approved </b><br>
<a href="http://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?monthyear=&day=19&id=62308&l=e&special=&ndb=1%20target=">http://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?monthyear=&day=19&id=62308&l=e&special=&ndb=1%20target=</a>
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The Department of Animal Husbandry Dairying and Fisheries (DAHDF) under the
Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India has approved a five year
monitoring project on aquatic animal disease, for which INR 320 million (USD
5.4 million) has been allocated through the National Fisheries Development
Board (NFDB)...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Sri Lanka: Fishing industry is to be modernized with new techniques
including satellite technology. Satellite technology </b><br>
<a href="http://www.slbc.lk/index.php/component/content/article/1-latest-news/15254-fishing-industry-is-to-be-modernized-with-new-techniques-including-satellite-technology--">http://www.slbc.lk/index.php/component/content/article/1-latest-news/15254-fishing-industry-is-to-be-modernized-with-new-techniques-including-satellite-technology--</a>
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Minister Rajitha Senarathne says measures will be taken to modernize the
fishing industry. Accordingly, satellite technology will be utilized to upgrade
the professionalism in the fisheries sector. New livelihood development
programmes will be implemented in each fishing family centering the housewives
under the Divineguma economic development programme...<br></span>
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Pakistan: The lost Fishermen of India and Pakistan</b><br>
<a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/07/12/the-lost-fishermen-of-india-and-pakistan/">http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/07/12/the-lost-fishermen-of-india-and-pakistan/</a><br></span>
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Nawaz Ali Muhammad, a fisherman from the small village of Shah Bunder in
southern Pakistan, went missing during a cyclone over the Arabian Sea in 1999.
His wife believed he was killed in the storm. But six years later, she heard he
was alive, in an Indian prison...<br></span>
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<b> Pakistan: Licences to foreign trawlers opposed </b><br>
<a href="http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183/1212152/">http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183/1212152/</a> <br></span>
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The government had allotted licences to the foreign trawling companies for
deep-sea fish and shrimp hunting but the move created discontent among the
local fishermen for losing much of their livelihood, sources said on Tuesday...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Bangladesh: Gunbattle in Sundarbans, 4 fishermen rescued</b><br>
<a href="http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/07/12/gunbattle-in-sundarbans-4-rescued">http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/07/12/gunbattle-in-sundarbans-4-rescued</a><br></span>
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 Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued four abducted fishermen after a gun battle
with ‘forest bandits’ in the Sundarbans. It was said that the group was
‘Sheersha Bahini’ of notorious Rezaul. Eleven firearms, bullets, four long
daggers and three mobile phones were seized from Rezaul’s hideout...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Myanmar: Nasaka detains 21 Bangladeshi fishermen </b><br>
<a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/nasaka-detains-21-bangladeshi-fishermen/">http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/nasaka-detains-21-bangladeshi-fishermen/</a><br></span>
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Myanmar’s border security force Nasaka abducted 21 Bangladeshi fishermen along
with their six boats from the Naf river at Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar Friday night,
confirmed Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). Ramzan Ali, owner of one of the seized
boats, said 20 fishermen on five boats had been fishing in the river since that
afternoon...<br></span>
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Maldives: Centuries old fishing method remains sustainable </b><br>
<a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Centuries+fishing+method+remains+sustainable/8670280/story.html">http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Centuries+fishing+method+remains+sustainable/8670280/story.html</a>
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A sea full of opportunity awaits fishermen off the shores of the Maldives.
These days the Indian Ocean is providing not only fish, but working
opportunities for those who call the picturesque islands "home."...<br></span>
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