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<br><b>Documentation Centre</b><br><br><b>Weekly News Alert</b><br><br><b>20 January 2014 to 24 January 2014</b><br></span></div><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><br>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
<br>Dear Subscriber,<br><br>Please find below web links of ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 20 January 2014 to 24 January 2014.<br><br>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
<br><b>Lakshadweep Islands and Maharashtra: Trained cadre needed to save marine wildlife: BNHS expert</b><br><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Trained-cadre-needed-to-save-marine-wildlife-BNHS-expert/articleshow/29225588.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Trained-cadre-needed-to-save-marine-wildlife-BNHS-expert/articleshow/29225588.cms</a><br>
<br>Experts have emphasized the need for specially trained professionals for conservation of marine ecosystems, which are very different from terrestrial ones like forests."At the policy planning level, marine ecosystems are a neglected area. The ocean is an open access system; you cannot put boundaries inside the sea and then hope to conserve it the way forests are conserved...<br>
<b><br>Manipur: Raining on fish farming technology kicks off </b><br><a href="http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=29..180114.jan14" target="_blank">http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=29..180114.jan14</a> <br><br>A three-day long fish farmers' training cum demonstration programme on Fish Farming Technology of Imphal East being organized by District Fishery Officer, Imphal East under the sponsorship of National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad kick-started from yesterday at Panchayat Bhavan Hall, Imphal East DC Office complex...<br>
<br><b>Assam; Annual barter trade with Tiwas held in Assam</b><br><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/annual-barter-trade-with-tiwas-held-in-assam/article5587000.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/annual-barter-trade-with-tiwas-held-in-assam/article5587000.ece</a><br>
<br>Only goods and no currency changed hands at the several centuries old Jonbeel Mela here near Jagiroad, about 70km from Guwahati, from the wee hours till noon on Friday as thousands of people belonging to Tiwa and other tribes coming down from the hills of Karbi Anglong and neighbouring Meghalaya were engaged in the annual ritualistic barter trade with the Tiwas and other communities living in the plains to keep alive the world’s ancient trade system...<br>
<br><b>Punjab: Hope floats to bring back birds to Ropar wetland</b><br><a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-20/chandigarh/46373702_1_migratory-birds-ropar-water-birds" target="_blank">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-20/chandigarh/46373702_1_migratory-birds-ropar-water-birds</a><br>
<br>There is finally some hope of concrete steps being taken to bring back migratory birds that are believed to have left the national wetland of Ropar lake in the wake of growing human activity in the area, for destinations like Nangal wetland. The first ever Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) will be conducted in Ropar this week to help device a conservation policy and action plan for water birds and their wetland habitats...<br>
<b><br>West Bengal and Odisha: Integrated rice-fish cultivation for East India</b><br><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/integrated-ricefish-cultivation-for-east-india/article5606225.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/integrated-ricefish-cultivation-for-east-india/article5606225.ece</a><br>
<br>Rice is the major staple food crop of India which is being cultivated in about 41 million hectares. However, its productivity is poor in India when compared to several other nations like South Korea, China etc. The scenario is more alarming in Eastern India where farmers end up with very low productivity of rice...<br>
<br><b>Odisha: Infrastructure woes continue to dog fisheries sector in Odisha</b><br><a href="http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Infrastructure-Woes-Continue-to-Dog-Fisheries-Sector-in-Odisha/2014/01/20/article2009673.ece" target="_blank">http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Infrastructure-Woes-Continue-to-Dog-Fisheries-Sector-in-Odisha/2014/01/20/article2009673.ece</a><br>
<br>Lack of infrastructure being the stumbling block in the growth of fisheries sector, the State Government on Thursday decided to prioritise infrastructural support like road and power connectivity to 125 identified fishing clusters. The departments of Rural Development and Water Resources were asked to focus on construction of roads to identified clusters, while the Energy department will ensure dedicated power supply to the fish farms...<br>
<b><br>Odisha: UNWTO selects Chilika as global site</b><br><a href="http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/UNWTO-Selects-Chilika-as-Global-Site/2014/01/20/article2009695.ece" target="_blank">http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/UNWTO-Selects-Chilika-as-Global-Site/2014/01/20/article2009695.ece</a><br>
<br>A major birding site of India, Chilika has been selected by United National World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) as one of the eight global sites for development of sustainable tourism and livelihood of local community to maintain its status as a destination for the migratory birds...<br>
<br><b>Andhra Pradesh: Shrinking wetlands depriving artisans of income source </b><br><a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-3-227230-Shrinking-wetlands-depriving-artisans-of-income-source" target="_blank">http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-3-227230-Shrinking-wetlands-depriving-artisans-of-income-source</a><br>
<br>Shrinking wetlands, natural rivers and canals has made traditional artisans worried since they used to manufacture mats, ropes, buckets and room-decorating items from reed feather and other water vegetation plants, which grow along these water bodies. The water bodies were the major alternate source of earning for farmers, fishermen and other artisan families...<br>
<br><b>Tamil Nadu: Reciprocal releases on ahead of January 27 talks </b><br><a href="http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/Reciprocal-Releases-on-Ahead-of-January-27-Talks/2014/01/23/article2014878.ece" target="_blank">http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/Reciprocal-Releases-on-Ahead-of-January-27-Talks/2014/01/23/article2014878.ece</a><br>
<br>The process of reciprocal release of jailed fishermen continued on Wednesday with 111 fishermen from Nagapattinam district scheduled to reach home with their 15 boats in a day or two and the Tamil Nadu government freeing 11 Lankan fishing boats...<br>
<b><br>Kerala: Debt relief bill goes to Subject Committee</b><br><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/debt-relief-bill-goes-to-subject-committee/article5599373.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/debt-relief-bill-goes-to-subject-committee/article5599373.ece</a><br>
<br>Minister for Ports and Fisheries K. Babu told the Assembly on Monday that cooperative banks and others had been told not to alter or review the orders of the Kerala Fishermen Debt Relief Commission on debt relief for fishermen. Clear orders had been issued in this regard, he said...<br>
<b><br>Karnataka: Formalin found in fish samples from other states: Government to HC </b> <br><a href="http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Formalin-Found-in-Fish-Samples-from-Other-States-Government-to-HC/2014/01/20/article2009524.ece" target="_blank">http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Formalin-Found-in-Fish-Samples-from-Other-States-Government-to-HC/2014/01/20/article2009524.ece</a><br>
<br>The state government has informed the Kerala High Court that the samples of fish brought from the neighbouring states and ice used as preservatives had the presence of formalin. The report was filed in response to a writ petition filed by advocate Basil Attipetty seeking a directive to restaurants and eateries in the state to sell food in terms of the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act and Rules...<br>
<br><b>Karnataka: Manjeshwar to get fishing harbour soon</b><br><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/manjeshwar-to-get-fishing-harbour-soon/article5595785.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/manjeshwar-to-get-fishing-harbour-soon/article5595785.ece</a><br>
<br>Having received environmental clearance from the Centre, the Rs. 48.80-crore Manjeshwar fishing harbour project work at Hosangadi beach would start soon. The work of the fishing harbour, coming up on 50 hectares would be completed in four years, officials said. While 75 per cent of the project cost would be borne by the Centre, the rest would be shared by the State...<br>
<br><b>Goa: No bird fair this year in Goa's wetlands to cheer birders </b><br><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/No-bird-fair-this-year-in-Goas-wetlands-to-cheer-birders/articleshow/29174781.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/No-bird-fair-this-year-in-Goas-wetlands-to-cheer-birders/articleshow/29174781.cms</a><br>
<br>Most of the usual winter visitors have arrived, but there are hardly any special guests during this season like last year. Birders frequenting lakes and wetlands with their binoculars to savour the thrill of sighting migrant birds in various parts of Goa are generally happy about the presence of fairly good numbers of the common flocks of feathered visitors...<br>
<br><b>Maharashtra: Maharashtra govt starts to legalize 49-acre slum built on Dahisar wetlands </b><br><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Maharashtra-govt-starts-to-legalize-49-acre-slum-built-on-Dahisar-wetlands/articleshow/29271919.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Maharashtra-govt-starts-to-legalize-49-acre-slum-built-on-Dahisar-wetlands/articleshow/29271919.cms</a><br>
<br>In a move that has environmentalists crying foul, the state government has started the process of regularizing the massive Ganpat Patil Nagar slum colony in Dahisar built on nearly 2.57 lakh square metres or 49 acres of land, which the Centre had described as wetlands in 2011. At 49 acres, it is twice the size of Oval Maidan and Shivaji Park...<br>
<br><b>Gujarat: Tata Power’s Mundra UMPP, FishMarc tie up for fishermen livelihood</b><br><a href="http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/tata-powers-mundra-umpp-fishmarc-tie-up-for-fishermen-livelihood/article5606206.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/tata-powers-mundra-umpp-fishmarc-tie-up-for-fishermen-livelihood/article5606206.ece</a> <br>
<br>Tata Power’s ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Gujarat has tied up with an NGO, the Fisheries Management Resource Centre (FishMarc) to ensure sustainability of livelihood for fishermen’s community at Mundra in Kutch district. For this purpose, Tata Power, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd, is partnering with FishMarc, an organization of experts in cooperative institution-building amongst fishermen and fishing-related activities, the company said in a statement on Wednesday...<br>
<br><b>India: Campaign launched to make fishermen Indian Coast Guard's eyes and ears</b><br><a href="http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-campaign-launched-to-make-fishermen-indian-coast-guard-s-eyes-and-ears-1955391" target="_blank">http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-campaign-launched-to-make-fishermen-indian-coast-guard-s-eyes-and-ears-1955391</a><br>
<br>The Indian Coast Guard Wednesday launched an awareness campaign to sensitise the fishing community in West Bengal and Odisha to integrate them into the coastal security mechanism. The Indian Coast Guard Wednesday launched an awareness campaign to sensitise the fishing community in West Bengal and Odisha to integrate them into the coastal security mechanism...<br>
<br><b>India: Bungling of Italian marines' case is symptomatic of larger foreign policy failure</b><br><a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-22/edit-page/46412804_1_italian-marines-death-penalty-home-ministry" target="_blank">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-22/edit-page/46412804_1_italian-marines-death-penalty-home-ministry</a><br>
<br>It's been almost two years since two Italian marines aboard an oil tanker shot dead two fishermen off Kerala's coast. New Delhi did well to question the Italians' anti-piracy alibi, for the 3,00,000 fishing boats operating off our coast must be able to count on our government for their defence. However, a year after Supreme Court directed the Centre to set up a special court to fast-track this case, a chargesheet is yet to be filed...<br>
<br><b>Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka is exploring the possibilities of obtaining licence to fish in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Maldives</b><br><a href="http://www.asiantribune.com/node/69992" target="_blank">http://www.asiantribune.com/node/69992</a><br>
<br>Sri Lanka Maldives relations have always received a great deal of attention in Maldivian trade as well as Sri Lankan trade. The close economic cooperation has taken the relations between Sri Lanka and Maldives to new heights. Over the years both countries have developed a unique friendship due to the mutual cooperation extended...<br>
<b><br>Bangladesh: Bangladeshis exploited so West can eat cheap shrimp – report </b><br><a href="http://www.trust.org/item/20140121140811-v1fph/?source=hpeditorial" target="_blank">http://www.trust.org/item/20140121140811-v1fph/?source=hpeditorial</a><br>
<br>Bangladeshi shrimp industry employers, responding to rising demand for cheap seafood in western supermarkets, are keeping down costs by using bonded and child labour and imposing dangerous working conditions, low wages and long hours on their 1.2 million employees, a report by British charity Environment Justice Foundation (EJF) has revealed...<br>
<br><b>Bangladesh: India wants lifting ban on Hilsa export</b><br><a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/online/delhi-wants-lifting-ban-on-hilsa-export-7980" target="_blank">http://www.thedailystar.net/online/delhi-wants-lifting-ban-on-hilsa-export-7980</a><br>
<br>Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran today urged the Bangladesh government to lift the ban imposed on Hilsa export to India. The Indian diplomat conveyed the request to Fisheries and Livestock Minister M Sayedul Haq during a meeting held at the latter’s Secretariat office...<br>
<br><b>Pakistan: Fishermen rally against encroachment on fresh waters </b><br><a href="http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183/1145720/" target="_blank">http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183/1145720/</a><br>
<br>A large number of women, hailing from marine and inland waters participated in a huge rally organised by the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) on Tuesday to end encroachment on fresh waters of the province and stop hostility against marginalized fishermen...<br>
<br><b>Myanmar: Marine exports fall by US$ 76 mln</b><br><a href="http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4813:marine-exports-fall-by-us-76-mln&catid=33:business&Itemid=356" target="_blank">http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4813:marine-exports-fall-by-us-76-mln&catid=33:business&Itemid=356</a><br>
<br>Earnings from marine exports has fallen by US$ 76 million during last ten months of the 2013-14 fiscal year, according to the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development. The export volume of marine products is nearly 20,000 metric tonnes less than the same time last year...<br>
<br><b>Maldives: Maldives and SL due to sign MOU’s</b><br><a href="http://www.sundaytimes.lk/news/43544.html" target="_blank">http://www.sundaytimes.lk/news/43544.html</a><br><br>Sri Lanka and Maldives will sign Memorandum of Understandings on a variety of issues including health, sports and youth and skills development during the current visit of Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen, the External Affairs Ministry said today. Professor G.L. Peiris, Minister of External Affairs, and Ms. Dunya Maumoon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives, held bilateral discussions at the Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday hours after the Maldivian President arrived on a three day visit...<br>
<br><b>India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Pakistan and Bangladesh: South Asia convention on Coastal Management</b><br><a href="http://www.cseindia.org/content/south-asia-convention-coastal-management" target="_blank">http://www.cseindia.org/content/south-asia-convention-coastal-management</a><br>
<br>South Asia convention on Coastal Management. Representatives from South Asian countries came together to discuss issues related to regulating and managing coastal development, protecting coastal habitats and climate change. Convention organized by Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Pondicherry-based PondyCAN. The convention identified the need for the South Asian countries to share experiences and approaches and the need to learn from each other. <br>
Presentations are available at: <a href="http://www.cseindia.org/content/south-asia-convention-coastal-management" target="_blank">http://www.cseindia.org/content/south-asia-convention-coastal-management</a><br>Fact sheets:<br>
India: <a href="http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/india.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/india.pdf</a><br>
Bangladesh: <a href="http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/bangladesh.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/bangladesh.pdf</a><br>Sri Lanka; <a href="http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/sri%20Lanka.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/sri%20Lanka.pdf</a><br>
Maldives: <a href="http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/maldives.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/maldives.pdf</a><br>Pakistan: <a href="http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/pakistan.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/pakistan.pdf</a><br>
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