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Lakshadweep Islands: Are sea turtles responsible for lower fish catches in
India?</b><br>
<a href="http://news.mongabay.com/2013/in0829-sekar-green-sea-turles-lower-catches-india.html" target="_blank">http://news.mongabay.com/2013/in0829-sekar-green-sea-turles-lower-catches-india.html</a><br></span>
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“However, this raises questions like how they know when to leave, and where to
go; especially because, in the Lakshadweep, it is quite a distance to the next
atoll and there is nothing in between,” he said. Since the study period
included this transition phase, the researchers could compare the density of
turtles, the health of the seagrass canopy and the number of fish, before and
after the population shift, in both Agatti and Kadmat...<br></span>
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Assam: Greenhouse boost to fish cultivation</b><br>
<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-24/guwahati/41443137_1_fish-farmers-fish-farming-fish-production" target="_blank">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-24/guwahati/41443137_1_fish-farmers-fish-farming-fish-production</a><br>
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Winter is a month of woes, for fish farmers at least. Conventional fisheries
struggle to breed fingerlings (a young or small fish) during adverse climates.
However, these drawbacks are soon to be a thing of the past with Jorhat-based
Assam Agriculture University (AAU) coming up with a method that makes fish
farming in greenhouses possible...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>West Bengal: West Bengal govt. issues flood alert </b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal-govt-issues-flood-alert/article5062285.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal-govt-issues-flood-alert/article5062285.ece</a><br></span>
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The West Bengal government issued a flood alert here on Monday and urged people
in the low-lying areas and in the coastal region to remain vigilant. Chief
Secretary Sanjay Mitra, following a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee, told journalists that fishermen were also advised against venturing
into the sea...<br></span>
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Odisha: Seaweed cultivation takes roots</b><br>
<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-29/bhubaneswar/41579874_1_seaweed-cultivation-rashtriya-krishi-vikas-yojana-red-algae" target="_blank">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-29/bhubaneswar/41579874_1_seaweed-cultivation-rashtriya-krishi-vikas-yojana-red-algae</a><br>
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The state government plans to promote seaweed cultivation in coastal areas by
involving fisherwomen. "The demand for seaweeds has increased over the
years. Odisha offers perfect conditions for growth of micro marine algae,"
said project supervisor and director, Centre for Environment Studies (CES),
Sailabala Padhi...<br></span>
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Puducherry: Workshop navigates through sustainable fishing practices </b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/workshop-navigates-through-sustainable-fishing-practices/article5067051.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/workshop-navigates-through-sustainable-fishing-practices/article5067051.ece</a><br>
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The purse seine net has been a contentious issue amongst fishermen for some
time now, and so it was no surprise that a heated argument pursued when the
topic was brought up at the one-day workshop on sustainable fisheries, which
took place here on Tuesday...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Tamil Nadu: Protest against arrest of fishermen by Lankan Navy</b><br>
<a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/tamil-nadu/protest-against-arrest-of-fishermen-by-lankan-navy_872052.html" target="_blank">http://zeenews.india.com/news/tamil-nadu/protest-against-arrest-of-fishermen-by-lankan-navy_872052.html</a><br>
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Fishermen from Pamban coastal village in Rameswaram on Tuesday decided to
boycott fishing indefinitely, demanding release of 35 of their fellowmen
arrested by Sri Lankan navy on charges of violating the International Maritime
Boundary Line. The fishermen also held a demonstration standing in the sea for
a few hours as part of their protest...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Tamil Nadu and Kerala: Embassy trying to meet fishermen in Iran jail</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/embassy-trying-to-meet-fishermen-in-iran-jail/article5068828.ece?homepage=true" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/embassy-trying-to-meet-fishermen-in-iran-jail/article5068828.ece?homepage=true</a><br>
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The Indian Embassy in Tehran has requested the Iranian authorities permission
to meet the 19 Indian fishermen – 16 from Tamil Nadu and three from Kerala –
languishing in an Iran jail since December last, when they were arrested for
crossing the maritime border after setting out for fishing from the Saudi port
city of Jubail...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Kerala: Fish workers take out protest march </b><br>
<a href="http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Fish-workers-take-out-protest-march/2013/08/29/article1756817.ece" target="_blank">http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Fish-workers-take-out-protest-march/2013/08/29/article1756817.ece</a><br>
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The Ernakulam district committee of the Kerala Fisheries Coordination Committee
organised a protest march to the Kochi Port Trust on Monday. The major demands
raised by the march include the protection of the traditional fishing rights,
prevention of the filling of the Vembanad lake and providing compensation to
the fish workers whose stake nets were damaged in relation with the Vallarpadam
project...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Karnataka: Mangalore Corporation caught violating CRZ rules</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/mangalore-corporation-caught-violating-crz-rules/article5070794.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/mangalore-corporation-caught-violating-crz-rules/article5070794.ece</a><br>
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Contractors with the civic body found dumping garbage by Gurupura river. Little
by little, since June, the Gurupura river bank at Bangra Kuloor has become a
sort of dumping ground, with tonnes of mud, tree stumps, tyres, plastics being
strewn by the river. Apart from the violation of the Coastal Regulation Zone
(CRZ) rules, what is surprising is that some of the dumping is by contractors
working for the Mangalore City Corporation itself...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Karnataka: DC recommends inquiry into fishing in Hemavati backwaters</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/dc-recommends-inquiry-into-fishing-in-hemavati-backwaters/article5056239.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/dc-recommends-inquiry-into-fishing-in-hemavati-backwaters/article5056239.ece</a><br>
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‘Karnataka Cooperative Fisheries Federation has not taken any steps for safety
of fishermen’ Deputy Commissioner V. Anbukkumar has written to the Principal
Secretary of Fisheries Department recommending an inquiry by the department
into fishing activities in the Hemavati backwaters in the district...<br></span>
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Goa: Fish vendors will be strictly in fish market' </b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Fish-vendors-will-be-strictly-in-fish-market/articleshow/22110383.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Fish-vendors-will-be-strictly-in-fish-market/articleshow/22110383.cms</a><br>
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CCP has also decided that fish vendors squatting on the roads alongside the
fish market, will be accommodated inside the fish market as it has been causing
a lot of traffic issues...<br></span>
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Gujarat: Freed Indian fishermen arrive in Gujarat</b><br>
<a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/freed-indian-fishermen-arrive-in-gujarat-113082601205_1.html" target="_blank">http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/freed-indian-fishermen-arrive-in-gujarat-113082601205_1.html</a><br>
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The 337 Indian fishermen, who were released from Pakistan on Friday, were given
a rousing welcome when they arrived at Palanpur in Banaskantha district of
Gujarat by a train today. The fishermen from Gujarat, including eight
juveniles, were handed over to the Indian authorities at Attari- Wagah border
on August 24...<br></span>
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Gujarat: A saline invasion</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/a-saline-invasion/article5058385.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/a-saline-invasion/article5058385.ece</a><br></span>
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It would take more than small-scale interventions to check the fast spreading
salinity ingress along the Gujarat coastline thanks to unchecked development
activities. It needs more than a Gandhian effort to rid Gujarat of its
salt scourge. While the pinch of salt made over 70 years ago at an obscure
place on the coast had rattled the British Empire, the ongoing salt invasion
along the entire coastline of Gujarat has the potential to unsettle the masses
without any forewarning...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>India: Government issues new guidelines to protect sharks</b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Government-issues-new-guidelines-to-protect-sharks/articleshow/22064644.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Government-issues-new-guidelines-to-protect-sharks/articleshow/22064644.cms</a><br>
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The ministry of environment and forests has issued a 'fins naturally attached'
policy requiring fisheries to land sharks in coastal states with their fins
intact. The policy is a strong tool in the fight to end shark finning, a cruel
practice that occurs when fishermen catch sharks, cut off their fins and throw
the still-living animals back into the water where they die slow and painful
deaths...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><i>See also: Policy on prohibition of “finning” of Shark fins in the sea is
available at: <br>
<a href="http://indianlegal.icsf.net/images/resources/externalNews/docs/legal_india/documents/77667473.pdf" target="_blank">http://indianlegal.icsf.net/images/resources/externalNews/docs/legal_india/documents/77667473.pdf</a><br>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Bangladesh: US Duties Lead to Market Opening for Bangladesh Shrimp Exporters</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/21107/us-duties-lead-to-market-opening-for-bangladesh-shrimp-exporters#sthash.eogAaTNa.dpuf" target="_blank">http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/21107/us-duties-lead-to-market-opening-for-bangladesh-shrimp-exporters#sthash.eogAaTNa.dpuf</a><br>
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Shrimp exporters eye better days ahead as the US, the second largest importer
of Bangladeshi shrimps, has imposed additional duties on imports from five of
Bangladesh’s competitors. “Our exports to the US will rise significantly, both
in terms of volume and price, due to the move,” said Md Amin Ullah, president
of Bangladesh Frozen Food Exporters Association, TheDailyStar reports...<br></span>
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Pakistan: Fish exports increase 12pc in July</b><br>
<a href="http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/business-a-economy/133275-fish-exports-increase-12pc-in-july.html" target="_blank">http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/business-a-economy/133275-fish-exports-increase-12pc-in-july.html</a><br>
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Exports of fish and fish preparations increased by 11.97 percent during July
2013 as compared to the exports of same month of last year. The fish exports in
July 2013 were recorded at $19.985 million against the exports of $17.849
million in July 2012, according to the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
(PBS). In terms of quantity, the fish exports surged by 24.76 percent to 9,393
metric tons in July as compared to the exports of 7,529 metric tons in July
2012...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Myanmar: Myanmar migrant trap </b><br>
<a href="http://www.mizzima.com/edop-38165/features-1591/9930-myanmar-migrant-trap" target="_blank">http://www.mizzima.com/edop-38165/features-1591/9930-myanmar-migrant-trap</a><br></span>
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Thailand’S raised minimum wage is causing Thai fishing boat captains heartache.
Myanmar migrants who man the boats are trying when they can to escape to what
they think might be better and safer opportunities in Thai factories. Thai PM
Yingluck Shinawatra has full-filled an election pledge and instituted a minimum
daily wage of 300 baht in the country...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Maldives: Handline caught tuna from ocean fresh is now sustainably certified
friend of the sea</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/21121/handline-caught-tuna-from-ocean-fresh-is-now-sustainably-certified-friend-of-the-sea" target="_blank">http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/21121/handline-caught-tuna-from-ocean-fresh-is-now-sustainably-certified-friend-of-the-sea</a><br>
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Friend of the Sea announced certification of yellowfin tuna caught by handline
method in the Maldives and processed in loins by Ocean Fresh Pvt Ltd. The
handline fishing method is becoming an important alternative to the pole and
line fishing in Maldives, as bigger 30 kgs average yellowfin tuna has a higher
market value than pole and line caught skipjack...<br></span>
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