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</b></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>03 March 2014 to 07 March 2014</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Dear Subscriber,</font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Please find below web links of ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 03 March 2014 to 07 March 2014.</font></div>
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<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Delhi: NGO wants LG to form body for maintenance of wetlands</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/NGO-wants-LG-to-form-body-for-maintenance-of-wetlands/articleshow/31248113.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/NGO-wants-LG-to-form-body-for-maintenance-of-wetlands/articleshow/31248113.cms</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Water bodies in northwest Delhi's Narela are in a precarious state. Dharani Johad —one of the bigger ponds in the area— is being used as a bus stand, while smaller water bodies like Narela Talaab and Patodi Johad are threatened by loss of catchment areas and construction activities...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Punjab: No jobs for students of state’s first dairy, fisheries colleges</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ludhiana/no-jobs-for-students-of-states-first-dairy-fisheries-colleges/" target="_blank">http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ludhiana/no-jobs-for-students-of-states-first-dairy-fisheries-colleges/</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">When the Punjab government started dairy sciences and fisheries colleges at GADVASU, amidst much fanfare in 2008, students were promised jobs at the state-run MILKFED and the fisheries department. Three years on, however,more than 100 students of these colleges remain unemployed despite MILKFED yet to fill up 3,323 vacant posts...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Gujarat and West Bengal: Climate change unites fishermen in Kutch and Sundarbans</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/climate-change-unites-fishermen-in-kutch-and-sundarbans-114030400176_1.html" target="_blank">http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/climate-change-unites-fishermen-in-kutch-and-sundarbans-114030400176_1.html</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Separated geographically by hundreds of miles, the drylands of Kutch in Gujarat and the wetlands of Sundarbans are bound by similarities in the effect climate change has on the farmers and fishermen, research has found. Being conducted by UK-based research body STEPS Centre, the study on climate-induced uncertainties takes the perception of people into account, which is often overlooked in scientific reports and policy dialogues...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Andhra Pradesh: Four fisherwomen drown in AP</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/four-fisherwomen-drown-in-ap-114030600918_1.html" target="_blank">http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/four-fisherwomen-drown-in-ap-114030600918_1.html</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Four fisherwomen drowned in a rivulet near sea in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh today. The mishap occurred near Navparthi village under Ongole Taluk police station area at around 10 am when a group of fisherwomen went for fishing in the rivulet, they said...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Odisha: Phailin-hit fishermen get fishing equipment</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Phailin-Hit-Fishermen-Get-Fishing-Equipment/2014/03/03/article2087818.ece#.UxQ6puOSxmM" target="_blank">http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Phailin-Hit-Fishermen-Get-Fishing-Equipment/2014/03/03/article2087818.ece#.UxQ6puOSxmM</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"> </font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said Biju Janata Dal (BJD) believes in work and has proved this by implementing developmental schemes for different sections of people in the State. Addressing a public meeting at Chhatrapur, the Chief Minister said without any assistance from the Centre, the State Government has met the post-Phailin situation in the district satisfactorily...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Tamil Nadu: Licences of 41 boats cancelled</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/licences-of-41-boats-cancelled-114030200523_1.html" target="_blank">http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/licences-of-41-boats-cancelled-114030200523_1.html</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Licence of 41 boats were today cancelled by the fisheries department here as fishermen in the vessels were using banned fishing nets, officials said. Last night fishermen in 690 boats had gone for fishing from here. When they came back this morning, a team of fisheries department officials, led by Karthikeyan, Joint Director of Fisheries department went to the shore along with DSP Vijakumar and checked the boats...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Tamil Nadu: Second round of India-Sri Lanka fishermen talks March 13</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/second-round-of-india-sri-lanka-fishermen-talks-march-13-114030200733_1.html" target="_blank">http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/second-round-of-india-sri-lanka-fishermen-talks-march-13-114030200733_1.html</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">The second round of talks between Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen on fishing rights in the Palk Strait will be held in Colombo March 13, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said Sunday. In a statement issued here, Jayalalithaa also said that Sri Lankan fishermen arrested after Jan 27 should be released prior to the March 13 talks...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Puducherry: Fishermen's Wish-list </b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Fishermens-Wish-list/2014/03/04/article2089607.ece#.UxWXa85QrU0" target="_blank">http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Fishermens-Wish-list/2014/03/04/article2089607.ece#.UxWXa85QrU0</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Legislative Assemblies, including Kerala and Puducherry, had unanimously passed resolutions to include fishermen community in the Scheduled Tribes list and sent them to the Union Government. These resolutions are still under the consideration of the Union Ministry of Social Justice...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Kerala: Indian fishermen divided over port</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.ucanews.com/news/indian-fishermen-divided-over-port/70437" target="_blank">http://www.ucanews.com/news/indian-fishermen-divided-over-port/70437</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Many fear major Kerala project could ruin their livelihoods. More than 400,000 fishermen on the southern Indian coast are divided over a proposed international seaport, which many believe will destroy their livelihoods and put their future in jeopardy...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Kerala: Kerala budget 2014-2015: Bonus to the fishermen to make increase in fish production </b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4755&Itemid=3336" target="_blank">http://www.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4755&Itemid=3336</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Development of fisheries sector & welfare of fishermen: </font></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-family:'times new roman',serif">The outlay provided for fisheries sector and welfare of fishermen during 2014-15 is Rs.177.40 crore, which is 12 % higher than the outlay during 2013-14. </span><br>
</li><li><span style="font-family:'times new roman',serif">It is proposed to establish Model Fish Farms and innovative acqua culture practices for increasing the inland fish production. An amount of Rs.5 crore is set apart for this. </span><br>
</li><li><span style="font-family:'times new roman',serif">An amount of Rs.1 crore will be provided for the start up activities of the establishment of fishing harbour at Parappanangadi. </span><br></li><li><span style="font-family:'times new roman',serif">Fisheries villages of Vizhinjam,Pulluvila will be included in the model fisheries village project. </span><br>
</li><li><span style="font-family:'times new roman',serif">A new scheme will be implemented for giving production bonus to the fishermen so as to make increase in production and there by increase their income. An amount of Rs.2 crore will be provided for this. </span><br>
</li><li><span style="font-family:'times new roman',serif">An amount of Rs.5 crore will be provided for replacing the old machinery, in a phased manner, in the net manufacturing factory in Ernakulam. </span><br></li>
</ul></div><div><span style="font-family:'times new roman',serif"><b>Goa: Government working to boost Goa's fish production</b></span><br></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/22647/government-working-to-boost-goas-fish-production" target="_blank">http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/22647/government-working-to-boost-goas-fish-production</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">In order to try and improve Goa's exports, the government is working to increase fish production in the state. "We do not see great improvement in productivity of marine products," said Shamila Monteiro, director of fisheries, "but we are focusing on improving quality. We started open sea cage culture in FY 2013-14 wherein we are breeding high quality fish varieties like cobi...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Maharashtra: Forest Dept proposes ‘protected area’ along Thane creek</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/forest-dept-proposes-protected-area-along-thane-creek/" target="_blank">http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/forest-dept-proposes-protected-area-along-thane-creek/</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">The Maharashtra Forest Department (MFD) is working on a proposal to notify up to 7 to 8 kilometres of mangrove forests and adjoining mudflats along the western part of the Thane creek as a ‘wildlife protected area’. The stretch that will be given the ‘legally protected status’ will fall between Vashi and Airoli bridges and will exclude the main creek...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Maharashtra: Will form wetlands authority in four weeks: State to HC</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Will-form-wetlands-authority-in-four-weeks-State-to-HC/articleshow/31562695.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Will-form-wetlands-authority-in-four-weeks-State-to-HC/articleshow/31562695.cms</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">The state government on Thursday told the Bombay high court that it would constitute a wetlands authority within four weeks. It also apprised the court of large-scale violations in the wetlands in Thane district. A division bench of Justice V M Kanade and Justice Anil Menon heard a petition by NGO Vanshakti, seeking implementation of the Wetland Rules 2010...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>India: UN human rights commissioner 'worried' about marines</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/english/82254/UN-human-rights-commissioner--worried--about-marines.html" target="_blank">http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/english/82254/UN-human-rights-commissioner--worried--about-marines.html</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Pillay concerned about length of time pair have been in India. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay is "worried" about the case of two Italian marines who have been held in India for over two years, as yet without charge, for allegedly killing two Indian fishermen during an anti-piracy mission in 2012, spokesman Rupert Corville said Monday...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>India: Will ban on finning save the shark?</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.livemint.com/Politics/7STaG3SCqMvwQ5C03tbhyJ/Will-ban-on-finning-save-the-shark.html" target="_blank">http://www.livemint.com/Politics/7STaG3SCqMvwQ5C03tbhyJ/Will-ban-on-finning-save-the-shark.html</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">“It actually tastes of nothing,” celebrity chef Gordon Ramsayonce told his television audience while tasting some shark fin soup at a Taiwanese restaurant. “It’s like having plain glass noodles.” Millions of people obviously don’t think so. The demand for the pricey shark fin soup, a delicacy of the Cantonese cuisine, has increased tremendously among the emergent Chinese middle class eager to flaunt their newfound prosperity...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Sri Lanka: Fisherman drowns after boat overturns in rough seas </b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.nation.lk/edition/breaking-news/item/26612-fisherman-drowns-after-boat-overturns-in-rough-seas.html#sthash.IVlhoKGx.dpuf" target="_blank">http://www.nation.lk/edition/breaking-news/item/26612-fisherman-drowns-after-boat-overturns-in-rough-seas.html#sthash.IVlhoKGx.dpuf</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">One person drowned yesterday when a boat carrying three fishermen engaged in lobster fishing overturned in rough seas in Potuvil yesterday. Police said the boat, which had set off from Kottukalli beach last morning, had overturned about 50 meters from shore after being hit by a strong wave...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Bangladesh: Lives, livelihood of fishermen at stake in the Bay, Sundarbans </b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/mar/01/lives-livelihood-fishermen-stake-bay-sundarbans" target="_blank">http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/mar/01/lives-livelihood-fishermen-stake-bay-sundarbans</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"> Two lakh fishermen always have to remain in a state of panic as robbers continue abducting despite drives conducted frequently by law enforcement agencies. Frequent attacks by pirates and forest robbers have put both lives and livelihood of the members of the fishermen community in grave peril in the Bay of Bengal and the Sundarbans...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Bangladesh: Bangladesh not to lift ban on export of hilsa fish</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bangladesh-not-to-lift-ban-on-export-of-hilsa-fish-114030500703_1.html" target="_blank">http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bangladesh-not-to-lift-ban-on-export-of-hilsa-fish-114030500703_1.html</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Bangladesh today said it has no immediate plans to lift the ban imposed in 2012 on the export of hilsa to ensure a smooth supply of the silver delicacy in local markets. "How much we get from export of hilsa fish? We do not have any immediate plan to resume hilsa export," state-run BSS news agency quoted Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed as saying...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Pakistan: Fisherwomen to campaign against pollution in fresh water bodies</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/sindh/03-Mar-2014/fisherwomen-to-campaign-against-pollution-in-fresh-water-bodies" target="_blank">http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/sindh/03-Mar-2014/fisherwomen-to-campaign-against-pollution-in-fresh-water-bodies</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Fisherwomen have vowed to lead a campaign against increasing pollution and degradation of fresh water bodies in the country, specifically in Sindh, saying like their forefathers they will continue to be the custodians of these resources. They opposed contract system at the rivers and illegal encroachment which destroys the natural beauty of lakes, the community activists said only fishermen should have the right to get their livelihood from lakes...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Myanmar: In Thailand the cost of overfishing is trafficked human beings</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://qz.com/183773/in-thailand-the-cost-of-overfishing-is-trafficked-human-beings/" target="_blank">http://qz.com/183773/in-thailand-the-cost-of-overfishing-is-trafficked-human-beings/</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Thailand has a long-standing problem with human trafficking. Migrants from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos are conscripted into its seafood industry. Areport out today from the Environmental Justice Foundation suggests that, despite increasing international pressure and Thai government attention, it’s still happening. EJF found that industry operators are just working harder to avoid detection...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Myanmar: Fishing restrictions to protect marine resources</b></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5277:fishing-restrictions-to-protect-marine-resources&catid=44:national&Itemid=384" target="_blank">http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5277:fishing-restrictions-to-protect-marine-resources&catid=44:national&Itemid=384</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">The government has announced that it will revoke fishing rights for foreign fishing boats in Myanmar waters by the end of March 2014 due to the diminishing condition of marine resources. Khin Maung Aye, deputy minister for livestock, fisheries and rural development was speaking at the anniversary of the Myanmar Marine Fisheries Association...</font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><b>Maldives: Sainsbury’s awarded top spot of Greenpeace’s tuna league table for its 100% pole and line own brand tinned tuna</b></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://eprretailnews.com/2014/03/03/sainsburys-awarded-top-spot-of-greenpeaces-tuna-league-table-for-its-100-pole-and-line-own-brand-tinned-tuna-09876543212345645678/" target="_blank">http://eprretailnews.com/2014/03/03/sainsburys-awarded-top-spot-of-greenpeaces-tuna-league-table-for-its-100-pole-and-line-own-brand-tinned-tuna-09876543212345645678/</a></font></div>
<div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Sainsbury’s has taken the top spot of Greenpeace’s tuna league table which looks at the sustainability standard of tinned tuna sold in supermarkets. Positioned as one of the ‘market leaders’ for offering customers pole and line caught skipjack tuna across all our own brand tuna products from canned through to sandwiches and ready meals...</font></div>
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