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<br><b>Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Andaman boatmen asked for sharp eye on missing plane</b><br><a href="http://www.ntd.tv/en/news/world/asia-pacific/20140319/113879-andaman-boatmen-asked-for-sharp-eye-on-missing-plane.html" target="_blank">http://www.ntd.tv/en/news/world/asia-pacific/20140319/113879-andaman-boatmen-asked-for-sharp-eye-on-missing-plane.html</a><br>
<br>Indian authorities have instructed local sailors and fishermen in the Andaman and Nicobar islands to keep a sharp eye out and sound alarm if they see anything unusual in the wake of the missing Malaysian Airlines aircraft, sailors said on Tuesday (March 18). Flight MH370 vanished from civilian air traffic control screens off Malaysia's east coast less than an hour after take-off early on March 8...<br>
<b><br>Assam: Clash over fishing leaves one dead in Assam </b><br><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Clash-over-fishing-leaves-one-dead-in-Assam/articleshow/32280756.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Clash-over-fishing-leaves-one-dead-in-Assam/articleshow/32280756.cms</a><br>
<br>One person was killed and three were injured in a clash between two groups over fishing in a wet land in the Morigaon district on Tuesday. Police had to open fire to quell the disturbance. The deceased was identified as Biswajit Bordoloi, a 19-year-old student. "The body has been sent for post mortem...<br>
<b><br>Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Tremor jolts Great Nicobar</b><br><a href="http://echoofindia.com/campbell-bay-tremor-jolts-great-nicobar-51439" target="_blank">http://echoofindia.com/campbell-bay-tremor-jolts-great-nicobar-51439</a><br>
<br>A moderate intensity tremor rocked the Great Nicobar Islands on Friday. The quake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit the islands at about 07.08 pm today. The epicenter of the tremor was reported at Lat. 07.7°N Long. 94.4°E off the Nicobar group of islands at a depth of 10 kms, according to the Indian Meteorological Department. However, no loss of life and property was reported...<br>
<br><b>West Bengal: No need to wait till monsoon for your hilsa diet</b><br><a href="http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-03-14/news/48222300_1_hilsa-fish-syed-anwar-maqsood-fish-trade" target="_blank">http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-03-14/news/48222300_1_hilsa-fish-syed-anwar-maqsood-fish-trade</a><br>
<br>There is a piece of good news for hilsa fishlovers. You do not have to wait till monsoon for this delectable fish anymore. India has started to import hilsa fish from Myanmar and the first consignment has just landed in Kolkata. Confirming the development, Syed Anwar Maqsood, secretary West Bengal Fish Importers Association said "A 26 tonne container has just come and other two containers of same tonnage are on the way. Hilsa fish is produced in Myanmar during this time...<br>
<b><br>Odisha: ICZMP brings eco-friendly hybrid solar drier for coastal fishers in Odisha</b><br><a href="http://orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=48578#sthash.eCbdH8F8.dpuf" target="_blank">http://orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=48578#sthash.eCbdH8F8.dpuf</a><br>
<br>The regular scenes near the Gopalpur sea beach in Ganjam district are slightly different these days. Fishers who are familiar in fish catching and trading for their livelihood are undergoing a different transformation. Among them is M.Pollamma, a fisher woman of the nearby nolia village is busy learning the tricks of fish drying and preservation albeit in a different way...<br>
<br><b>Tamil Nadu: Plea for protecting fish breeding in sea</b><br><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Plea-for-protecting-fish-breeding-in-sea/articleshow/32102553.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Plea-for-protecting-fish-breeding-in-sea/articleshow/32102553.cms</a><br>
<br>Seeking safeguarding of fish breeding in Indian Ocean, a writ petition has been filed at the Madurai bench of the Madras high Court. Pamban-based Island Fishermen Association's secretary A Arockiam has filed the petition. "The period between April 15 and May 29 is the restricted period for fishing in the Indian Ocean as it is the fish-breeding season...<br>
<br><b>Tamil Nadu: Talks only after Sri Lanka releases Indian fishermen says Jayalalitha</b><br><a href="http://www.hirunews.lk/79688/talks-only-after-sri-lanka-releases-indian-fishermen-says-jayalalitha" target="_blank">http://www.hirunews.lk/79688/talks-only-after-sri-lanka-releases-indian-fishermen-says-jayalalitha</a><br>
<br>Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa In a letter to Prime Minister Man Mohan Singhe said the second round of talks between the Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen can be held on March 25th only if all the arrested Indian fishermen and their boats are released before that date. Citing the arrest of 74 Indian fishermen belonging to the state and Puducherry by the Sri Lankan Navy yesterday she said it is an extremely unfortunate episode...<br>
<b><br>Tamil Nadu: Mobile fish food stall creates waves</b><br><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/mobile-fish-food-stall-creates-waves/article5793243.ece?homepage=true" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/mobile-fish-food-stall-creates-waves/article5793243.ece?homepage=true</a><br>
<br>A mobile fish food stall, conceived and implemented by a group of women from Vaiyavoor, near here, has received good patronage from food lovers in and around District Collectorate campus. Enquiries reveal that these women, hailing from the families involved in lake fishing and the fish trade in and around Kancheepuram for several years, approached the Tamil Nadu State Apex Fisheries Cooperative Federation (TAFCOFED), a unit under Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department, for assistance with the venture...<br>
<br><b>Puducherry: Special drive to prevent illegal transportation of liquor in Puducherry </b><br><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/special-drive-to-prevent-illegal-transportation-of-liquor-in-puducherry/article5804504.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/special-drive-to-prevent-illegal-transportation-of-liquor-in-puducherry/article5804504.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication</a><br>
<br>Election authorities and police on Tuesday launched a special drive to prevent illegal transportation of cash and liquor through fishing boats from here to coastal towns in neighbouring Tamil Nadu. The officials, who boarded a mechanised boat from Thengaithittu harbour here, went a few nautical miles in search of boats carrying liquor...<br>
<b><br>Kerala: Fisheries Sector Issues will be highlighted in Polls</b><br><a href="http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Fisheries-Sector-Issues-will-be-Highlighted-in-Polls/2014/03/18/article2115020.ece#.UyfPks5QrU0" target="_blank">http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Fisheries-Sector-Issues-will-be-Highlighted-in-Polls/2014/03/18/article2115020.ece#.UyfPks5QrU0</a><br>
<br>Kerala Swathantra Matsya Thozhilali Federation (KSMTF) and the National Fishworkers’ Forum (NFF) have stated that issues concerning the fisheries sector in all the coastal states of the country will be highlighted during the Lok Sabha elections...<br>
<b><br>Kerala: Kerala fishermen's killing: Italy appeals to UN to help free marines from India</b><br><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kerala-fishermens-killing-Italy-appeals-to-UN-to-help-free-marines-from-India/articleshow/32238403.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kerala-fishermens-killing-Italy-appeals-to-UN-to-help-free-marines-from-India/articleshow/32238403.cms</a><br>
<br>Italy has appealed to the United Nations to help free its two marines who are being tried in India for killing two Indian fishermen in 2012. "Italy is willing to try the marines at home, but in the meantime we ask for their freedom," said interior minister Angelino Alfano was quoted as saying by ANSA news agency...<br>
<br><b>Karnataka: Hyacinth chokes a pond and a tradition</b><br><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/hyacinth-chokes-a-pond-and-a-tradition/article5787615.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/hyacinth-chokes-a-pond-and-a-tradition/article5787615.ece</a><br>
<br>Residents want Baggundi spread over 40-acres to be developed like Pilikula. For the first time in his several visits, 60-year-old Annappa Salian did not getsarkari and madenji (the popular variety of fish) or turtle in Baggundi — the big water body — largely invaded by hyacinth...<br>
<br><b>Karnataka: 3 boats seized for illegal fishing near Kasaragod</b><br><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/3-boats-seized-for-illegal-fishing-near-kasaragod/article5808838.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/3-boats-seized-for-illegal-fishing-near-kasaragod/article5808838.ece</a><br>
<br>The police on Wednesday took into custody three fishing boats from near the Thalangara beach here. Alerted by local fishermen, the police took into custody the boats and 15 fishermen, said to be from Karnataka, for engaging in illegal fishing near the shoreline and not possessing valid documents...<br>
<br><b>Goa: Goa has the potential to lead a 'blue revolution'</b><br><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/Goa-has-the-potential-to-lead-a-blue-revolution/articleshow/32173471.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/Goa-has-the-potential-to-lead-a-blue-revolution/articleshow/32173471.cms</a><br>
<br>Moving ahead of its heavy dependence on tourism and mining, Goa should spearhead a 'blue revolution' by maximizing its maritime economy, remarked Uday Bhaskar, former director of the National Maritime Foundation on Saturday. "With lessons from Gujarat's aggressive development of its coastline and ports through a maritime board...<br>
<b><br>Daman and Diu: Polish national sails from Daman to Vasai, fishermen alert police</b><br><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Polish-national-sails-from-Daman-to-Vasai-fishermen-alert-police/articleshow/32372428.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Polish-national-sails-from-Daman-to-Vasai-fishermen-alert-police/articleshow/32372428.cms</a><br>
<br>A Polish national, undertaking a boat trip from Daman to Goa with valid papers, created a scare among local fishermen off Vasai on Wednesday. The Vasaigaon police reached the Vasai Port where the boat was anchored and found the passport, tourist visa and other documents in order. Eugeniusz Reket (52) sailed from Daman before arriving at Vasai on Wednesday afternoon...<br>
<b><br>Maharashtra: I am waiting for tourism to happen here. I will raise the prices of my fish, says Sindhudurg fisherman </b><br><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Blooming-across-the-border/articleshow/32174501.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Blooming-across-the-border/articleshow/32174501.cms</a><br>
<br>"We came here to relax and be by ourselves," says Valerie Orlov of Moscow, as she walks through the narrow, sandy pathways at Shiroda beach in Sindhudurg. "We love Goa, but sadly, it's getting too congested and crowded." Her Russian friends, walking alongside her, nod in agreement...<br>
<b><br>Maharashtra: HC orders ban on reclamation of wetlands in state</b><br><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/HC-orders-ban-on-reclamation-of-wetlands-in-state/articleshow/32332014.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/HC-orders-ban-on-reclamation-of-wetlands-in-state/articleshow/32332014.cms</a><br>
<br>The Bombay high court on Wednesday ordered a total ban on reclamation and construction on wetlands in Maharashtra and called for prompt action against violations. Any land adjoining a water body, which gives a distinct eco-system, is a wetland—it could be coastal or inland and include mangroves, marshes and swamps...<br>
<b><br>India: CIFT says its fuel-efficient propellers getting popular</b><br><a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/cift-says-its-fuel-efficient-propellers-getting-popular-114031600159_1.html" target="_blank">http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/cift-says-its-fuel-efficient-propellers-getting-popular-114031600159_1.html</a><br>
<br>The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology has said that it is getting more business enquiries for its indigenously-developed fishing boat propellers, which it claims help in saving diesel. "The technology is being successfully adopted by two entrepreneurs in the state at present. The CIFT is getting queries from various parts of the country...<br>
<br><b>India: Asian shrimp exporters gain benefit from ASEAN standards</b><br><a href="http://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?monthyear=&day=14&id=67128&l=e&special=&ndb=1%20target=" target="_blank">http://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?monthyear=&day=14&id=67128&l=e&special=&ndb=1%20target=</a><br>
<br>Given the confusion caused by the wide range of certification standards in existence, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) shrimp producers and exporters agreed to establish a set of common standards for their shrimp. This decision, taken at a meeting held in Thailand in December 2013, was supported by representatives from ASEAN members after discussing issues such as the fact that different certificates lead...<br>
<br><b>India: Taiwan fishermen to use armed guards against pirates in Indian Ocean</b><br><a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/140318/taiwan-fishermen-use-armed-guards-against-pirates-indi" target="_blank">http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/140318/taiwan-fishermen-use-armed-guards-against-pirates-indi</a><br>
<br>Taiwan-registered fishing vessels operating in the pirated-infested waters of the Indian Ocean have obtained permission to hire armed guards on board, the island's fisheries authorities said Tuesday. The Fisheries Agency told Kyodo News the agency has approved applications of some 20 fishing boats operating in waters considered "threatened by piracy or illegal use of force" to hire private armed escorts to counter piracy...<br>
<br><b>Pakistan: Pakistan summons Indian envoy to protest arrest of fishermen </b><br><a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/content/392744/pak-summons-indian-envoy-protest.html" target="_blank">http://www.deccanherald.com/content/392744/pak-summons-indian-envoy-protest.html</a><br>
<br>The Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Pakistan, Gopal Baglay, was summoned by the Pakistan Foreign Ministry on Monday to lodge a protest over the arrest of 13 Pakistani fishermen on March 15. According to Pakistan’s Fishermen Cooperative Society, the fishermen, along with their boat, were well within Pakistan territorial waters at Khajar Creek when they were captured, said a statement released by the Foreign Office...<br>
<b><br>Bangladesh: Lifting of hilsa ban depends on meeting local demand</b><br><a href="http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/03/19/24307" target="_blank">http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/03/19/24307</a><br>
<br>Fisheries and Livestock Minister M Sayedul Haq Tuesday said the ban on hilsa export will be lifted only when the local demand is met, reports UNB. The minister said this when he was asked to clear government's position about the proposal from India to lift the ban on hilsa export by Bangladesh...<br>
<br><b>Sri Lanka: Joint Venture Project sees Launch of Barramundi Farm in Sri Lanka</b><br><a href="http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/22742/joint-venture-project-sees-launch-of-barramundi-farm-in-sri-lanka#sthash.DvadESWI.dpuf" target="_blank">http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/22742/joint-venture-project-sees-launch-of-barramundi-farm-in-sri-lanka#sthash.DvadESWI.dpuf</a><br>
<br>A joint venture project between Sri Lankan company Oceanpick and Kames Fish Farming Ltd of Scotland has seen the launch of the first marine fish farm in Sri Lanka. Using Fusion Marine polyethylene two-ring circular pens, the new farm has been stocked with the first barramundi juveniles with plans to diversify into other species in the future...<br>
<b><br>Maldives: Huge support” for halal certification, says Islamic Ministry</b><br><a href="http://minivannews.com/society/huge-support-for-halal-certification-says-islamic-ministry-79851" target="_blank">http://minivannews.com/society/huge-support-for-halal-certification-says-islamic-ministry-79851</a><br>
<br>The Ministry of Islamic Affairs’ has claimed that the new halal certification program for local fish products is receiving “huge support” from local fish processing companies, the ministry has said yesterday. Denying reports published in local news outlet Haveeru of a lack of support for the programme , the ministry said that issuing halal certificates for five different products from ‘Felivaru’ company is in it’s final stages...<br>
<b><br>Myanmar: For the love of the lake</b><br><a href="http://www.irrawaddy.org/burma/magazine-cover-story-burma/love-lake.html" target="_blank">http://www.irrawaddy.org/burma/magazine-cover-story-burma/love-lake.html</a><br>
<br>Gazing out over the vast expanse of Inle Lake, Daw Yin Myo Su remembers the good old days for Myanmar’s second-largest body of fresh water, which is surrounded by misty mountaintops in her native southern Shan State. As a child she paddled across the lake to visit relatives who, like the other ethnic Intha families that live in the area, resided in wooden houses perched on stilts over the water...<br>
<br><b>Myanmar: Free the seafood slaves</b><br><a href="http://newint.org/blog/2014/03/11/thai-fishing-industry-labour-abuses/" target="_blank">http://newint.org/blog/2014/03/11/thai-fishing-industry-labour-abuses/</a><br>
<br>If you buy shrimps, tuna or other seafood produced in Thailand, there’s a good chance that they could be tainted by the sweat and labour of trafficked workers, often in conditions akin to slavery. And chances are, if you eat fish, you will have bought some that originated in Thailand...<br>
<br><b>India: NFF Press release: Second death anniversary of Fisher Leader, Matanhy Saldanha 1948 – 2012</b><br>Source: NFF<br><br>The second death anniversary of our NFF founder leader (Late) Mathany Saldanha is to be observed in our NFF administrative office at Pondicherry, tomorrow at 21st March 2014. The chairperson of NFF Mr. M. Ilango and other office bearers of Pondicherry Fishworkers’ Forum (PFF) will observe the death anniversary by flowered tributes to the portrait of (late) Mathany Saldanha unveiled in NFF office. The Pondicherry Fishworkers’ Forum is to feed the inmates of the mentally retarded home at St. Therese Street, Pondicherry run by The Missionaries of Charity founded by the Nobel Laureate Mother Theresa.<br>
<br>The distribution of the morning food to the inmates of the mentally retarded home will be followed by a prayer by the inmates in memory of (late) Mathany Saldanha in which the office bearers of Pondicherry Fishworkers’ Forum and other dignitaries also participate.<br>
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