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<b>25 November 2013 to 29 November 2013</b></span></span></p><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif">
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Please find below web links of ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 25 November
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<b>Chattisgarh: Parafish' help improve pisciculture</b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Parafish-help-improve-pisciculture/articleshow/26379510.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Parafish-help-improve-pisciculture/articleshow/26379510.cms</a><br>
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A group of people, who call themselves 'parafish' or 'matsya mitra', is helping
fishermen in rural areas develop modern techniques for better yield. The group
of parafish, who have received special training at the fisheries department, is
working as consultants to promote effective pisciculture...<br>
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<b>Kashmir: Fisheries deptt organizes awareness camp</b><br>
<a href="http://www.kashmirtimes.com/newsdet.aspx?q=25719" target="_blank">http://www.kashmirtimes.com/newsdet.aspx?q=25719</a><br>
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A daylong awareness camp was organized by the Fisheries department under ATMA
in Sopore today. The Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla was chief guest on the
occasion, while senior officers of the department and a sizeable number of
fishermen were present...<br>
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Manipur: Ningol Chakkouba fest in Manipur today</b><br>
<a href="http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=nov0513/oth06" target="_blank">http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=nov0513/oth06</a><br>
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Manipur was filled with festive mood on the eve of Ningol Chakkouba, the
biggest festival in Manipur despite the series of bomb blasts in and around the
State capital. Thousands of shoppers thronged the Khwairaband Keithel, the
busiest market place here today for the last minute shopping for the Ningol
Chakkouba...<br>
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Uttar Pradesh: Discontent along the Yamuna by Nishads, the traditional fishing
and boating community</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/discontent-along-the-yamuna/article5380380.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/discontent-along-the-yamuna/article5380380.ece</a><br>
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New power plants will improve the power situation in Uttar Pradesh but the
State lacks the enterprise to negotiate with farmers on issues fundamental to
their existence. On the morning of November 15, while India was engrossed in
the 124th birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, hundreds of farmers in
south Allahabad had assembled near the banks of the Tons river, a tributary of
the Yamuna better known for its connection with Tulsidas’ ashram...<br>
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<b>Punjab: Harike, a home away from home for migratory birds</b><br>
<a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Amritsar/Harike-a-home-away-from-home-for-migratory-birds/SP-Article1-1156862.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Amritsar/Harike-a-home-away-from-home-for-migratory-birds/SP-Article1-1156862.aspx</a><br>
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As shrill buzz of the engine of a motorboat belonging to the forest and
wildlife department grew louder, a small flock of birds belonging to the Cormorant
family, floating quietly on water raised their heads looking around anxiously.
They buzz was enough to press the alarm button, and the birds took flight one
after another creating flutter and were soon air borne...<br>
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<b>West Bengal: World Fisheries Day celebration</b><br>
Source: Dakshinbanga Matsyajibi Forum<br>
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Dakshinbanga Matsyajibi Forum Celebrated 21st November The World Fisheries Day
at Haripur the site of proposed nuclear power plant. 6,000 fisher people
gathered to express their rejection of the nuclear power plant and their
solidarity to the fishers' union. <br>
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Shuvendu Adhikary MP, Dibyendu Adhikary MLA, Ranjit Mondal MLA and a host of
Panchayet Office Bearers were present. The fisher people raised demands for
land rights, fishing rights, complete trawl ban and right to social security.<br>
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<b>Odisha: World Bank, ADB team visits Cyclone Phailin-hit areas in Odisha to
assess damage</b><br>
<a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/world-bank-adb-team-visits-cyclone-phailin-hit-areas-in-odisha-to-assess-damage/articleshow/26523691.cms" target="_blank">http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/world-bank-adb-team-visits-cyclone-phailin-hit-areas-in-odisha-to-assess-damage/articleshow/26523691.cms</a><br>
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An expert team of World Bank and Asian Development Bank visited different areas
of cyclone-hit Ganjam district in Odisha to assess the damage. Divided in
groups, the 14-member team along with government officers visited slum pockets
in Berhampur and coastal villages in Ganjam, Chhatrapur and Rangeilunda blocks
yesterday to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Phailin, a senior officer
said...<br>
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Andhra Pradesh: Helen throws life out of gear in coastal districts</b><br>
<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-23/visakhapatnam/44389425_1_rainfall-srikakulam-district-greater-visakhapatnam-municipal-corporation" target="_blank">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-23/visakhapatnam/44389425_1_rainfall-srikakulam-district-greater-visakhapatnam-municipal-corporation</a><br>
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A fisherman from Srikakulam district drowned in the sea and a woman injured
after a wall collapsed in the Old City area of Vizag due to the effects of
Cyclone Helen, which finally crossed south coastal Andhra Pradesh close to the
south of Machilipatnam in Krishna district between 1.30 pm and 2.30 pm on
Friday after weakening into a cyclonic storm with wind speeds of 80-90 kmph...<br>
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<b>Tamil Nadu: Team assesses coral reef rehabilitation works</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/team-assesses-coral-reef-rehabilitation-works/article5395868.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/team-assesses-coral-reef-rehabilitation-works/article5395868.ece</a><br>
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A high-level team from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests visited
Tuticorin on Tuesday and took stock of biosphere reserves along the coastal
waters. The team assessed the coral reef rehabilitation works undertaken on the
Vaan Island and Kurusadai Island by Suganthi Devadason Marine Research
Institute in Tuticorin...<br>
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<b>Puducherry: Cyclone Helen causes heavy damage in Yanam region, 1 killed</b><br>
<a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-helen-causes-heavy-damage-in-yanam-region-1-killed_892024.html" target="_blank">http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-helen-causes-heavy-damage-in-yanam-region-1-killed_892024.html</a><br>
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One fishermen was killed and extensive damage was caused in Yanam region, an
enclave of this union territory in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, by
the cyclonic storm Helen, officials said on Saturday. Malladi Veerababu
drowned when he was trying to lift the boat berthed on a river bank, official
sources said...<br>
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<b>Kerala: Fish landings in Kerala register a fall </b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/fish-landings-in-kerala-register-a-fall/article5402022.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/fish-landings-in-kerala-register-a-fall/article5402022.ece</a><br>
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Fishermen not surprised as the previous year had witnessed a record catch. Fish
landings in Kerala have dropped by 18 per cent during the first eight months of
the calendar year with landing centres in central Kerala recording a fall as
sharp as 27 per cent up to August...<br>
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Karnataka: Revoke ban on bull trawling, urges fishermen</b><br>
<a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/content/371035/revoke-ban-bull-trawling-urges.html" target="_blank">http://www.deccanherald.com/content/371035/revoke-ban-bull-trawling-urges.html</a><br>
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The Deep Sea Trawl Boat Fishermen’s Association, Malpe has demanded the
government to revise the decision to ban bull trawlers in the coastal belt of
Karnataka. Speaking to media persons on Monday, Deep Sea Trawl Boat Fishermen’s
Association President Dayanand Kunder alleged the government of taking hasty
decision without consulting the people concerned, in an attempt to please the
purse seine boat fishermen...<br>
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Gujarat: Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority committees in coastal
districts soon</b><br>
<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-17/ahmedabad/44161126_1_gczma-coastal-zone-management-authority-crz-notification" target="_blank">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-17/ahmedabad/44161126_1_gczma-coastal-zone-management-authority-crz-notification</a><br>
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The Gujarat government has decided to have district-level committees in all the
coastal districts of the state under the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Act,
2011. These committees will function under the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management
Authority (GCZMA). The forest and environment department has ordered district
collectors in coastal districts to constitute the committees soon...<br>
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<b>Gujarat: Tata Power Company Limited : Tata Power Mundra UMPP Launches
Phase II of 'Akshay Urja Deep' Programme</b><br>
<a href="http://www.4-traders.com/TATA-POWER-COMPANY-LIMITE-9062790/news/Tata-Power-Company-Limited--Tata-Power-Mundra-UMPP-Launches-Phase-II-of-Akshay-Urja-Deep-Programm-17533660/" target="_blank">http://www.4-traders.com/TATA-POWER-COMPANY-LIMITE-9062790/news/Tata-Power-Company-Limited--Tata-Power-Mundra-UMPP-Launches-Phase-II-of-Akshay-Urja-Deep-Programm-17533660/</a><br>
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131 boat owners to be provided solar boat light systems in Mundra Encouraged by
the response in phase I, Tata Power, India's largest integrated power pany
announced the launch of phase II of 'Akshay Urja Deep' programme through it's
wholly-owned subsidiary, Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd. (CGPL) in Mundra today...<br>
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<b>Maharashtra: New panel to study effects of effluents on fish, help restore
marine ecology</b><br>
<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-27/mumbai/44519122_1_industrial-pollution-fishing-community-coastal-waters" target="_blank">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-27/mumbai/44519122_1_industrial-pollution-fishing-community-coastal-waters</a><br>
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The state fisheries department has set up a committee to study the effects of
industrial pollution on fish in Maharashtra's coastal waters. In a government
resolution, the fisheries department has directed the study of waters at
creeks, estuaries and the sea to ascertain the effect of pollution on fish and
how it has impacted the livelihood of the fishing community...<br>
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<b>India: A fishy tale with no end</b><br>
<a href="http://www.nation.lk/edition/fine/item/22974-a-fishy-tale-with-no-end.html" target="_blank">http://www.nation.lk/edition/fine/item/22974-a-fishy-tale-with-no-end.html</a><br>
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Whenever we reflect on conflicts that have taken place in history, it is
evident that nations have been at war due to the greed for natural
resources. Nations, since time immemorial, have fought to assert or
resist control over war materials, energy supplies, land, river basins, sea
passages and other key environmental resources...<br>
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<b>India: Indian fishermen want free ham radio and GPS gear </b><br>
<a href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2013/indian_fishermen_want_ham_radio_and_gps_gear.htm#.UpQVmifbyxc" target="_blank">http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2013/indian_fishermen_want_ham_radio_and_gps_gear.htm#.UpQVmifbyxc</a><br>
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India's Deccan Chronicle report that what are known as traditional fishermen
want the right to use amateur radio with both free ham gear and GPS. This as a
communications safety net when they venture out to sea. The newspaper says that
these fishermen have not found any truly affordable and reliable electronic
method to send or receive communication while fishing in deep sea, especially
when they face severe cyclonic storm....<br>
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<b>Sri Lanka: No fishing sanctions on Lanka</b><br>
<a href="http://colombogazette.com/2013/11/26/no-fishing-sanctions-on-lanka/" target="_blank">http://colombogazette.com/2013/11/26/no-fishing-sanctions-on-lanka/</a><br>
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EU Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki announced today that fishing sanctions
will not be imposed on Sri Lanka despite a warning being issued to the country
last year. Following a formal warning one year ago, the European Commission
today intensifies its fight against illegal fishing by identifying Belize,
Cambodia and Guinea as non-cooperating third countries...<br>
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Pakistan: Increase in Balochistan’s fish production </b><br>
<a href="http://dawn.com/news/1058287/increase-in-balochistans-fish-production" target="_blank">http://dawn.com/news/1058287/increase-in-balochistans-fish-production</a><br>
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Balochistan's fish catch is increasing under the provincial government’s
strategy to meet growing domestic demand and export earnings. In 2012,
Balochistan produced 147,000 tonnes of fish and shell fish, up nine per cent
from 135,000 tonnes in 2011. Though it is the biggest-ever output, officials of
fisheries department say it is half the potential fish catch of 300,000
tonnes...<br>
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Bangladesh: Can aquaculture net food security gains in Bangladesh?</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2013/11/26/5792" target="_blank">http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2013/11/26/5792</a><br>
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It is difficult to find a country feeling the negative impacts of climate
change more severely than Bangladesh. Name any alarming, seemingly far-off
effect of a warming world being discussed in the halls of Washington or the
summits of Copenhagen, and there is a good chance Bangladesh is experiencing it
today...<br>
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<b>Bangladesh: Bar on Catching Brood Fish: Bangladesh’s compensation scheme can
be model for other countries</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/bangladeshs-compensation-scheme-can-be-model-for-other-countries/" target="_blank">http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/bangladeshs-compensation-scheme-can-be-model-for-other-countries/</a><br>
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Bangladesh’s initiative of compensating fishermen for not catching brood fish
in a certain period of time in particular areas to boost up fish stocks could
be a model for fisheries of other nations that are experiencing decline in the
number of fish species, says an international study. The study termed it a rare
example of “payments for ecosystem services” (PES) that Bangladesh’s government
has implemented to conserve the threatened species that feed millions of
Bangladeshis...<br>
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