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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Manipur: Khoupum Dam reduced to a fishing pond</b><br>
<a href="http://kanglaonline.com/2013/12/khoupum-dam-reduced-to-a-fishing-pond/" target="_blank">http://kanglaonline.com/2013/12/khoupum-dam-reduced-to-a-fishing-pond/</a><br></span>
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The Khoupum Irrigation Project, which is the oldest dam in the entire region,
carrying the hopes, dreams and faith of the people of Khoupum especially the
farmers has been reduced to the status of a mere fishing pond. The historic
ever built dam in Northeast is on the brink of collapse due to government
apathy...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Assam: Fateful families and the shifting houses of Barpeta</b><br>
<a href="http://twocircles.net/2013dec15/fateful_families_and_shifting_houses_barpeta.html" target="_blank">http://twocircles.net/2013dec15/fateful_families_and_shifting_houses_barpeta.html</a><br></span>
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Be it Hasina Bibi, Anand Biswas or Rahmat Ali, their story is all the same
besides being the fact that all of them belong to Assam. Ali is a 75 year old
man living in a cottage on the bank of Beki River, a tributary of Brahmaputra
at Sunpora in Barpeta district with an uncertain future. Not just today, most
of the years of his live have been spent like that only since he could recall
the childhood days. All credit goes to the erosion caused by the river and the
indifferent attitude of the government...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Bihar: District officials confined by JD(U) workers for non-allotment of shops
to fishermen</b><br>
<a href="http://ibnlive.in.com/news/district-officials-confined-by-jdu-workers-for-nonallotment-of-shops-to-fishermen/440616-3-232.html" target="_blank">http://ibnlive.in.com/news/district-officials-confined-by-jdu-workers-for-nonallotment-of-shops-to-fishermen/440616-3-232.html</a><br>
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The Darbhanga Deputy Development Commissioner and some other district officials
were on Thursday confined for about five hours by a group of JD(U) workers, led
by an MLA, for non-allotment of shops to fishermen. The JD(U) MLA from
Bahadurpur, Madan Sahni, led the protesters, and locked all the three exit
gates of the office of the DDC around 5 pm and sat on a dharna...<br></span>
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West Bengal: Villagers struggle to save land as islands shrink in Sundarban </b><br>
<a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/villagers-struggle-to-save-land-as-islands-shrink-in-sundarban-113121200327_1.html" target="_blank">http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/villagers-struggle-to-save-land-as-islands-shrink-in-sundarban-113121200327_1.html</a><br>
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Imagine buying a plot of land only to see it vanishing into the river gradually
after a few years! Thousands of farmers living on the banks of the islands in
Sundarbans are struggling to protect their land as their villages are shrinking
in size due to rising sea levels induced by climate change...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Odisha: JSW port proposal mired in legal tangle</b><br>
<a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/no-decision-yet-on-jsw-port-proposal-due-to-court-order-odisha-says-113121800848_1.html" target="_blank">http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/no-decision-yet-on-jsw-port-proposal-due-to-court-order-odisha-says-113121800848_1.html</a><br>
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Uncertainty looms large over long standing proposal of Jindal Infrastructure
Ltd, a JSW group company, to set up a minor port at Bichitrapur in Balasore
district, as the state government is yet to take any decision on the project
citing legal restrictions. “The captive port proposal of JSW is under
consideration...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Andhra Pradesh: Success for Silver Pompano in Andhra Pradesh</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/22053/success-for-silver-pompano-in-andhra-pradesh" target="_blank">http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/22053/success-for-silver-pompano-in-andhra-pradesh</a><br></span>
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The first crop of the highly valued Silver Pompano fish cultivated in Krishna
district, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, for the first time is ready for
harvest. The marine fish, locally known as Chanduva Para, which is being
cultivated in two acres of brackish water in Nagayalanka mandal, survived
without any retardation in growth despite the recent bad weather...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Tamil Nadu: Fisherfolk oppose Chennai Port’s barge handling facility </b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/fisherfolk-oppose-chennai-ports-barge-handling-facility/article5475253.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/fisherfolk-oppose-chennai-ports-barge-handling-facility/article5475253.ece</a><br>
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They alleged that the proposed jetty would increase the chances of oil spills.
Various associations of fishermen, on Wednesday, strongly objected to a new
barge handling facility proposed by the Chennai Port at its Bharati Dock.
Airing their opinions at a public hearing conducted by the Tamil Nadu Pollution
Control Board at New Washermenpet, fisherfolk said that oil leaks were likely
due to the proposed barge jetty...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Kerala: Kerosene quota: Fisherfolk plan stir</b><br>
<a href="http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Kerosene-Quota-Fisherfolk-Plan-Stir/2013/12/19/article1952936.ece" target="_blank">http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Kerosene-Quota-Fisherfolk-Plan-Stir/2013/12/19/article1952936.ece</a><br>
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Fishworkers, under the aegis of Kerala Swathanthra Matsya Thozhilali Federation
(KSMTF) will launch protests against the State Government’s decision to slash
the quota of kerosene used for outboard engines of traditional fishermen by 20
litres. With the cut in kerosene quota, the quantity of the fuel supplied to
fishermen have come down from 129 litre to 109 litre, National Secretary of
National Fishworkers Forum T Peter told a news conference here on Wednesday...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Karnataka: Farming of African catfish thrives despite ban</b><br>
<a href="http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Farming-of-African-Catfish-Thrives-Despite-Ban/2013/12/18/article1951534.ece" target="_blank">http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Farming-of-African-Catfish-Thrives-Despite-Ban/2013/12/18/article1951534.ece</a><br>
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The banned catfish is reared in many parts of the State, including Hassan,
Chikmagalur and Bagepalli. Rearing of the African catfish was banned in 2000
under the Environment Protection Act, and this was upheld by the Supreme Court
and Karnataka High Court in 2012...<br></span>
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Goa: Mapusa fish market to be inaugurated in Jan</b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Mapusa-fish-market-to-be-inaugurated-in-Jan/articleshow/27548215.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Mapusa-fish-market-to-be-inaugurated-in-Jan/articleshow/27548215.cms</a><br>
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The much-waited Mapusa fish market is likely to be inaugurated before the end
of January 2014. The contractor has approached the Mapusa Municipal Council
(MMC) to take over the building. "We are dealing with the formalities,
within two days the MMC will take possession of the building," MMC
chairperson Sandip Falari said...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Maharashtra: City vulnerable to another 26/11, coast guard warns</b><br>
<a href="http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/cover-story/City-vulnerable-to-another-26/11-coast-guard-warns/articleshow/26596786.cms" target="_blank">http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/cover-story/City-vulnerable-to-another-26/11-coast-guard-warns/articleshow/26596786.cms</a><br>
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Hundreds of illegal Bangladeshi and Nepalese immigrants who work on trawlers
are potential terror recruits, officials say, adding cops often refuse to
detain them, citing space, staff crunch. Maharashta's 800-km coastline remains
a soft target for terrorists to execute another 26/11-style attack in Mumbai,
according to the Indian Coast Guard...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Gujarat: Narmada washes away saltpan workers' livelihood</b><br>
<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-17/rajkot/45294026_1_little-rann-saltpan-rann-shalas" target="_blank">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-17/rajkot/45294026_1_little-rann-saltpan-rann-shalas</a><br>
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Gujarat's lifeline is sounding a death knell for thousands of poor saltpan
workers. Millions of gallons of precious water that could have quenched the
thirst of the needy and irrigated fields has flooded saltpans in the Little
Rann of Kutch near Santalpur in Patan district as well as Kharaghoda in
Surendranagar district...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>India: Adopt community laws to protect fishery resources</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/adopt-community-laws-to-protect-fishery-resources/article5470236.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/adopt-community-laws-to-protect-fishery-resources/article5470236.ece</a><br>
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A regional workshop on fisheries management has suggested adoption of
community-based management practices for sustaining fishery resources.
Government-imposed rules and regulations are always violated, but in many
cases, rules and regulations formulated by fisher folks themselves are working
properly...<br></span>
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India: MHA asked to remove curbs on foreign crew for deep sea fishing </b><br>
<a href="http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-12-13/news/45162348_1_deep-sea-fishing-crew-mha" target="_blank">http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-12-13/news/45162348_1_deep-sea-fishing-crew-mha</a><br>
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Due to shortage of trained Indian crew for deep sea fishing, the fisheries
department has asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to remove security curbs on
hiring foreign crew on deep-sea fishing vessels. Deep sea fishing operatives
have shown their inability in fishing operations in the Indian Exclusive
Economic Zone since past two years due to conditions imposed by MHA for
providing security clearance of foreign crew, Minister of State for Agriculture
Charan Das Mahant said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha...<br></span>
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Sri Lanka: Fishermen earn Rs. 950 m under Divi Neguma </b><br>
<a href="http://www.dailynews.lk/local/fishermen-earn-rs-950-m-under-divi-neguma" target="_blank">http://www.dailynews.lk/local/fishermen-earn-rs-950-m-under-divi-neguma</a><br></span>
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Divi Neguma has provided 15,889 beneficiaries in the fisheries sector with technical
knowledge and financial assistance to launch projects to develop aquatic
resources under the Divi Neguma National Program. During the period they have
been able to earn an income of Rs. 950 million...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka offers harbors to foreign fishing vessels</b><br>
<a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-12/17/c_132975580.htm" target="_blank">http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-12/17/c_132975580.htm</a><br></span>
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Sri Lankan government is offering the island's fisheries harbors to foreign
vessels from Asian countries, including China, in a bid to prevent European
countries from exploiting fishing resources in the Indian Ocean, an official
said here on Tuesday. Under the plan, fishing vessels from China, Dubai, Japan,
Thailand and Vietnam will be invited to engage in fishing in the international
waters in the Indian Ocean and export their products via the fisheries harbours
in Sri Lanka, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Minister Rajitha Senaratne
said...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Pakistan: SC seeks report on Pakistani fishermen in Indian jails</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-27344-SC-seeks-report-on-Pakistani-fishermen-in-Indian-jails" target="_blank">http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-27344-SC-seeks-report-on-Pakistani-fishermen-in-Indian-jails</a><br>
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A Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani on
Monday, directed the additional attorney general to seek instructions and
submit a report by 2nd week of January 2014 on the efforts made by the Foreign
Office for the release of 226 Pakistani fishermen, languishing in Indian
Jails...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Pakistan: Fisheries sector: Sindh's plea for devolution rejected</b><br>
<a href="http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183/1265078/" target="_blank">http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183/1265078/</a><br></span>
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The federal government has rejected the plea of Sindh Government for the
devolution of Marine Fisheries Department (MFD), Korangi Fish Harbour Authority
(KFHA) and office of Fisheries Development Commissioner The reason, given for
turning down the request, maintains that under the entry No: 36 of federal
legislative list, "fishing and fisheries beyond the territorial
waters" is purely a federal subject...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Myanmar: Myanmar workers want to go home, survey finds</b><br>
<a href="http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/385466/myanmar-workers-want-to-go-home-survey-says" target="_blank">http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/385466/myanmar-workers-want-to-go-home-survey-says</a>
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Most Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand would like to return home, and the
country could face a shortage of over five million workers as a result by 2025,
according to survey results released on Wednesday. The International
Organisation of Migration (IOM) interviewed over 5,000 Myanmar workers in seven
provinces that employ the largest numbers of migrants, with 80% expressing a
desire to return home – and 41% of these would do so within the next five
years...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Myanmar: Myanmarese fishermen rescued</b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/myanmarese-fishermen-rescued/article5468193.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/myanmarese-fishermen-rescued/article5468193.ece</a><br>
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They might have drifted during recent cyclone; handed over to Coastal Security
Group. Three Myanmarese fishermen, found stranded off Vellapallam in Vedaranyam
were rescued by the local fishermen here on Monday. The fishermen along with
their large-sized bamboo boat were spotted stranded a few nautical miles off
Vellapallam coast...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Bangladesh: Bangladesh Fish Workers' Alliance (BFWA) has recently organized
a human chain </b><br>
Source: You can find pictures of the event from our facebook page: <br>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/BDfishworkers" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/BDfishworkers</a><br></span>
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Bangladesh Fish Workers' Alliance (BFWA) has recently organized a human chain
demanding fish workers' rights in Moheshkhali island of Cox's Bazar district.
Moheshkhali is the only island in Bangladesh with hills. Local wing of BFWA
organized the human chain with some specific demands like: minimum wages for
the fish workers, safety while fishing, appointment letter from the boat owners
etc. A mobilization of the fishworkers claiming legitimate demands in a remote
area like Moheshkhali is very rare in Bangladesh. We have received huge
responses from the various stakeholders We are planning to organize local
mobilizations regularly.<br></span>
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