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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Uttar Pradesh: Mafia’s role in sand mining in UP and goonda tax' on fishing
and river bed farming</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/mafias-role-in-sand-mining-in-up/article4992599.ece?homepage=true">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/mafias-role-in-sand-mining-in-up/article4992599.ece?homepage=true</a><br>
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For lakhs of residents of the Trans-Yamuna regions of Allahabad, Kaushambi and
Chitrakoot districts in Uttar Pradesh, life depends largely on the river
ecosystem, in particular sand mining. However, over the years this traditional
livelihood has been marred by the extorting means of the sand mafia, who use
political intimidation and administrative apathy to openly rob locals of their
sand...<br></span>
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West Bengal: Sunderbans fisherman dies in tiger attack </b><br>
<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-07/kolkata/41166494_1_tiger-attack-sajnekhali-sunderbans">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-07/kolkata/41166494_1_tiger-attack-sajnekhali-sunderbans</a>
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A resident of Lahiripur, who had reportedly set out on an 'illegal' fishing
trip inside the Sunderbans forests, was killed in a tiger attack on Tuesday
morning. The deceased, sources said, has been identified as Bhabosindhu Mondal
(40), a resident of Number 8 Parasmani village of Lahiripur...<br></span>
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Odisha: Trawler intrusion issue </b><br>
<a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/trawler-intrusion-issue-113080200593_1.html">http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/trawler-intrusion-issue-113080200593_1.html</a>
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Conflict between sea-going fishermen from Andhra Pradesh and Odisha came to a
head recently when some fishing vessels from Vishakhapatnam fishing harbour
were prevented from berthing at Paradip harbour temporarily by local trawl
operators...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Andhra Pradesh: Protests render fish supply in 'T'roubled waters </b><br>
<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-05/hyderabad/41091942_1_fish-vendor-fish-market-fish-lovers">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-05/hyderabad/41091942_1_fish-vendor-fish-market-fish-lovers</a>
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The protests in the coastal districts against the bifurcation of the state have
badly hit the fish supply over the last few days. have given fish a bad taste
as the supply has been badly hit over the last few days. Hyderabad and its
surrounding districts are entirely dependent on coastal districts for the
supply of a variety of seafood, which people enjoy, particularly on Sundays.
However, this has become costlier this Sunday...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Tamil Nadu: Residents challenge Panaiyur coal jetty project </b><br>
<a href="http://edge.mjunction.in/news/index/news/residents_challenge_panaiyur_c/from/coal_Se1">http://edge.mjunction.in/news/index/news/residents_challenge_panaiyur_c/from/coal_Se1</a>
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The proposed Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Project in Kancheepuram, which is
awaiting clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), has run
into rough weather again with residents of Panaiyur Periakuppam challenging
before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the permission given to the project
proponents to establish a captive coal jetty and conveyor belt for the plant in
their fishing hamlet...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Tamil Nadu; Focus on hygiene as fishing harbour gets a makeover </b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/focus-on-hygiene-as-fishing-harbour-gets-a-makeover/article4994677.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/focus-on-hygiene-as-fishing-harbour-gets-a-makeover/article4994677.ece</a>
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Infrastructure facilities are being enhanced at a cost of Rs.12 crore. A slew
of infrastructure developments are taking place at the Tuticorin fishing
harbour, all aimed at ensuring hygienic handling of fishes and providing
various facilities to the stakeholders in the fishing industry...<br></span>
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Puducherry:  Fishermen's forum writes to PM Manmohan Singh to take steps
to end attacks </b><br>
<a href="http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/fishermen-s-forum-writes-to-pm-manmohan-singh-to-take-steps-to-end-attacks-402671">http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/fishermen-s-forum-writes-to-pm-manmohan-singh-to-take-steps-to-end-attacks-402671</a>
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The National Fish Workers Forum today appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
to intervene immediately and ensure diplomatic steps to bring an end to the
attacks on Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan navy...<br></span>
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Kerala: At the receiving end of black marketeers’ ire</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/at-the-receiving-end-of-black-marketeers-ire/article4991586.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/at-the-receiving-end-of-black-marketeers-ire/article4991586.ece</a><br>
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Matsyafed officials pressured to restore subsidy for all permit holders. Black
marketeers who found themselves in a tough spot following the State
government’s decision to stop the distribution of kerosene at subsidised rates
for all outboard engine boats over 12 years old have started pressured
Matsyafed officials in the district in a display of their opposition to the
move...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Kerala; GI tag for Kaipad rice to boost cultivation </b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/gi-tag-for-kaipad-rice-to-boost-cultivation/article4989083.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/gi-tag-for-kaipad-rice-to-boost-cultivation/article4989083.ece</a>
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Kaipad system of rice cultivation is an organic farming system in which rice
cultivation and aquaculture go together in coastal brackish water marshes. The
clearance to include kaipad rice cultivated in the brackish water tracts in the
northern parts of the State in the Geographical Indications (GI) registry is
expected to give fresh impetus to the initiatives to revive the traditional
‘kaipad’ system of rice cultivation internationally...<br></span>
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Karnataka: Eight fishermen rescued after boat capsizes near Mangalore</b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Eight-fishermen-rescued-after-boat-capsizes-near-Mangalore/articleshow/21626229.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Eight-fishermen-rescued-after-boat-capsizes-near-Mangalore/articleshow/21626229.cms</a><br>
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As many as eight fishermen were rescued after their boat capsized at the
estuary mouth near the Old Port in the city on Monday.  Purushothama (48),
Thimmappa (40), Rama (33), Bhagesh (19), Mohan (26), Mohan Shirali (22), all
hails from Bhatkal, Sethu (25) from Tamilnadu and Ramdas (30), from Koppamogeru
in Mangalore, are the fishermen who were rescued after their boat 'Nimmi
Kalyani' capsized...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Goa: Development, tourism to affect fish reserves: NIO scientist </b><br>
<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-03/goa/41032865_1_fish-predatory-species-nio-scientist">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-03/goa/41032865_1_fish-predatory-species-nio-scientist</a>
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Development and tourism along the coast could soon sound the death knell for
Goa's fish reserves, said national institute of oceanography scientist Baban
Ingole, addressing a workshop on coastal ecology recently. Right from
ship-breaking scrapyards to the dredging of the sea-bed, human activity is
destroying coastal ecology, leaving marine fauna in a toxic environment...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Goa: 10 crew saved as sea roughs up 2 trawlers </b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/10-crew-saved-as-sea-roughs-up-2-trawlers/articleshow/21667024.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/10-crew-saved-as-sea-roughs-up-2-trawlers/articleshow/21667024.cms</a><br>
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Lifeguards on Tuesday rescued a total of 10 fishing crew members after two
trawlers were affected, in separate incidents, by rough sea conditions. Around
6.20am, a trawler heading seawards at Benaulim was hit by a "huge
wave" a short way into its journey...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Maharashtra: Fishermen close ranks against Rs 8000-cr coastal road project</b><br>
<a href="http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fishermen-close-ranks-against-rs-8000cr-coastal-road-project/1151608/">http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fishermen-close-ranks-against-rs-8000cr-coastal-road-project/1151608/</a><br>
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Even as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to appoint a
consultant for the Rs 8,000 crore coastal road project, opposition from the
local fishing community is intensifying. Representatives from 15 fishing
colonies along the coastline are planning to hold a dharna in front of the
Municipal Commissioner's office later this month...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>India: The vanishing wetlands in India </b><br>
<a href="http://www.livemint.com/Politics/rOFyi3baM1800Zif2DDrkK/The-vanishing-wetlands-in-India.html">http://www.livemint.com/Politics/rOFyi3baM1800Zif2DDrkK/The-vanishing-wetlands-in-India.html</a>
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In movies, they are shown as dark and dank places, full of bloodthirsty
creatures lurking in unseen corners. Our perception of swamps, marshes and
other such semi-aquatic habitats have always walked on the fear of the unknown.
They have been as seen hot, humid, mosquito-breeding infestations, and not
recognized for the richness of their ecosystem...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>India: Thailand's killer disease puts Indian vannamei shrimp on high table </b><br>
<a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/commodities/thailands-killer-disease-puts-indian-vannamei-shrimp-on-high-table/articleshow/21694772.cms">http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/commodities/thailands-killer-disease-puts-indian-vannamei-shrimp-on-high-table/articleshow/21694772.cms</a>
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The demand for Indian vannamei shrimp, currently the top earner in the seafood
export basket, has surged following the spread of a disease - early mortality
syndrome (EMS) - in the shrimp farms of Thailand. The shortage has also raised
the prices in the global market...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>India: Responsible Fishmeal for Asian Aquaculture Industry </b><br>
<a href="http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/20920/responsible-fishmeal-for-asian-aquaculture-industry#sthash.oYrD1yma.dpuf">http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/20920/responsible-fishmeal-for-asian-aquaculture-industry#sthash.oYrD1yma.dpuf</a>
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Industry leaders came together last week in a drive to ensure responsible
fishmeal production for the aquaculture feed industry in Asia. The fish feed
industry, major retailers, farmers and leading international organisations met
at the 4th Asian Fish Feed Roundtable in Bangkok, hosted by The Sustainable
Fisheries Partnership (SFP), on 18 July...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>India: Animal welfare board of India bats for shark finning ban </b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/developmental-issues/Animal-welfare-board-of-India-bats-for-shark-finning-ban/articleshow/21705119.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/developmental-issues/Animal-welfare-board-of-India-bats-for-shark-finning-ban/articleshow/21705119.cms</a>
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The animal welfare board of India (AWBI) has issued an advisory to coastal
state fisheries Thursday urging them to allow fishermen to land sharks with
their fins attached to prevent finning.  Shark finning is a practice in
which fishermen catch sharks, cut their fins and release those back into the water
where they die a slow and painful death...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>India: Bill to amend wildlife Act introduced in Rajya Sabha</b><br>
<a href="http://www.livemint.com/Politics/fF5eOv8XNF4nBOtS0XqAVO/Bill-to-amend-wildlife-Act-introduced-in-Rajya-Sabha.html">http://www.livemint.com/Politics/fF5eOv8XNF4nBOtS0XqAVO/Bill-to-amend-wildlife-Act-introduced-in-Rajya-Sabha.html</a><br>
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Bill seeks to increase jail term for serious crimes related to endangered
animals to between five and seven years. The government on Monday introduced a
Bill in the Rajya Sabha to amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. 
The Bill provides a legal framework for the protection of various species of
wild animals, plants and for the management of their habitat...<br></span>
<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><i>The Wildlife Protection Amendment Bill 2013 text is available at:<br>
<a href="http://indianlegal.icsf.net/en/indian-legal-instruments.html?fisheries=1">http://indianlegal.icsf.net/en/indian-legal-instruments.html?fisheries=1</a></i><br></span>
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Pakistan: Appearance of dead fish along coastline </b><br>
<a href="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013\08\08\story_8-8-2013_pg12_11">http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013\08\08\story_8-8-2013_pg12_11</a><br></span>
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The fishermen community, including the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) on
Wednesday expressed concern over the loss of fish species, as tonnes of dead
fish reached ashore after rain, causing threat to marine ecology.  Nature
conservationists held responsible government authorities over discharge of
industrial effluents dumped into the rivers and drains of the city that
increased the concentration of pollution level in the sea and brought a
disaster for marine life...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Nepal: Fish consumption rises three-fold </b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Fish+consumption+rises+three-fold+&NewsID=386230">http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Fish+consumption+rises+three-fold+&NewsID=386230</a><br>
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Bird flu outbreaks in Kathmandu Valley have directly affected market price of
meat — mutton, buff and pork — and fish. Consumption of fish has grown
three-fold in the market. “People have been turning to fish to avoid the deadly
H5N1 virus detected in chickens,” said third vice president of Nepal Fish Meat Traders
Association Shyam Shahi...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Myanmar: Cabinet gives Myanmar migrant workers one more year to obtain
documents </b><br>
<a href="http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNSOC5608060010014">http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNSOC5608060010014</a><br></span>
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The cabinet has approved the Labor Ministry’s proposal to allow registered
migrant workers who are awaiting their documents to stay in the kingdom for
another year. <br>
Director-General of the Department of Employment Prawit Kiangpol said after the
weekly cabinet meeting that permission has been granted to illegal foreign
workers from Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia who have already been registered but
are still waiting for their paperwork to be processed by relevant agencies to
stay for one more year...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Bangladesh: BFWA against issuance of trawler licenses in Bay </b><br>
<a href="http://www.dailyprimenews.com/details.php?id=14030">http://www.dailyprimenews.com/details.php?id=14030</a><br></span>
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Bangladesh Fish Workers' Alliance (BFWA), who works on the interest of small
fish workers, on Monday expressed its dissatisfaction on the authority
concerned decision for issuance of trawlers' licenses for fishing in the Bay of
Bengal. "Issuance of trawler licenses without any survey in the bay of
Bengal could hamper the interest of small fishermen," they made this
observation at a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club here along with five
coastal-based NGOs namely COAST, CODEC, PASS, SAD-BD, and Udayan...<br></span>
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