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<b><br>Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Heavy rainfall expected in Andaman and Nicobar<br></b><a href="http://www.livemint.com/Politics/VRI6L3hbZWiuIyvU9azEhK/Heavy-rainfall-expected-in-Andaman-and-Nicobar.html" target="_blank">http://www.livemint.com/Politics/VRI6L3hbZWiuIyvU9azEhK/Heavy-rainfall-expected-in-Andaman-and-Nicobar.html</a><br>
<br>A depression lay over eastern Bay of Bengal on Wednesday, 490km from Port Blair, 620km off Yangon and 650 km off Bangladesh, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). It is expected to intensify further into a deep depression in the next 24 hours and move north-northeastwards towards Myanmar and adjoining Bangladesh coast in the next 48 hrs...<br>
<br><b>Nagaland; Prospect of paddy cum fish culture in Nagaland</b><br><a href="http://www.morungexpress.com/local/115678.html" target="_blank">http://www.morungexpress.com/local/115678.html</a><br><br>Paddy cum fish culture (PFC) is one of the most important aquaculture systems, which adds a significant contribution to rural livelihood and food security in Nagaland. According to the annual administrative report of Nagaland Department of Fisheries, the development of PFC is an important approach for environment friendly and holistic rural development and exemplifies an ecosystem based approach to aquaculture...<br>
<br><b>Madhya Pradesh: Youth murdered over fishing in dam</b><br><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Youth-murdered-over-fishing-in-dam/articleshow/35464299.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Youth-murdered-over-fishing-in-dam/articleshow/35464299.cms</a><br>
<br>A youth was beaten to death by goons over fishing in a dam on city outskirts on Tuesday. The youth, Muqeem, 26, who was a native of Vidisha district and employee of Munne Painter, a habitual offender. After catching fish from Hathaikheda dam, Muqeem, would sell it in market...<br>
<br><b>Haryana: Haryana State Clears New Agriculture Policy</b><br><a href="http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/23208/haryana-state-clears-new-agriculture-policy" target="_blank">http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/23208/haryana-state-clears-new-agriculture-policy</a><br>
<br>With an aim to increase growth in agriculture sector, Haryana state has cleared it new agriculture policy that have been designed to g- enerate over four per cent growth in farm sector, writes Jagdish Kumar. Under the new policy, the government will provide eight hours uninterrupted supply of electricity to farmers, focus on productivity of allied sectors like horticulture crops, livestock, fisheries and poultry and promote dairy-based integrated farming system...<br>
<br><b>West Bengal: Heat wave likely to hit Bengal's fish, agriculture harvest </b><br><a href="http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2014/05/21/123--Heat-wave-likely-to-hit-Bengal-s-fish-agriculture-harvest-.html" target="_blank">http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2014/05/21/123--Heat-wave-likely-to-hit-Bengal-s-fish-agriculture-harvest-.html</a><br>
<br>According to meteorologists across the globe, extreme weather events fuelled by unusually strong El Ninos (anomalous warm ocean currents) - such as the 1983 heat wave that led to massive bush fires in Australia - are likely to double as our planet warms more...<br>
<br><b>Odisha: Fish Farming Fizzles out as Ponds Turn into Swamps in Sambalpur </b><br><a href="http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Fish-Farming-Fizzles-out-as-Ponds-Turn-into-Swamps-in-Sambalpur/2014/05/16/article2227747.ece" target="_blank">http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Fish-Farming-Fizzles-out-as-Ponds-Turn-into-Swamps-in-Sambalpur/2014/05/16/article2227747.ece</a><br>
<br>Belying the claims of both the Central and the State Governments of promoting and encouraging integrated farming including pisciculture and animal husbandry, the fish farming in Sambalpur town has almost met a silent death with all 48 ponds for breeding spawn turning into swamps...<br>
<br><b>Andhra Pradesh: Seamen’s safety comes into question </b><br><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/safety-observed-by-seamen-not-up-to-mark-expert/article6022634.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/safety-observed-by-seamen-not-up-to-mark-expert/article6022634.ece</a><br>
<br>Though awareness on the use of GPS, VHF radio, and mobile phones has picked up after tsunami of 2005, much more has to be done, says BOBP Director Yadava. Admitting that safety observed by the seamen is not up to the mark, dwindling catch...<br>
<br><b>Tamil Nadu: The failure of reconstruction</b><br><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-failure-of-reconstruction/article6030277.ece?homepage=true" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-failure-of-reconstruction/article6030277.ece?homepage=true</a><br>
<br>As five years after the war is marked by militarised victory celebrations, who speaks for the continuing suffering of the survivors in the North and East? What happens to a society and an economy after three decades of war? Over a hundred thousand people dead or disappeared...<br>
<br><b>Karnataka: Fighting to save the fish</b><br><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/fighting-to-save-the-fish/article6029634.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/fighting-to-save-the-fish/article6029634.ece</a><br>
<br>May 24 is World Fish Migration Day and British angler Steven Lockett talks of why the mahseer, a migratory fish found in abundance in Karnataka, and known as the Tiger of the River, has always fascinated people Steven Lockett has been travelling regularly to India since 1999, with a great interest in the mighty mahseer fish...<br>
<br><b>Maharashtra: Close shave for 10 fishermen as boat hits rocky islet</b><br><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Mumbai/Close-shave-for-10-fishermen-as-boat-hits-rocky-islet/articleshow/35271494.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Mumbai/Close-shave-for-10-fishermen-as-boat-hits-rocky-islet/articleshow/35271494.cms</a><br>
<br>Ten fishermen returning from the high seas had a miraculous escape after their boat capsized when it hit a rocky islet at Poshpir near Dongri in Bhayander on Friday night. The fishermen swam to safety even as one of them managed to call for help using his cellphone...<br>
<br><b>India: Defence minister says marines can't be judged in India</b><br><a href="http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/92978/Defence-minister-says-marines-can-t-be-judged-in-India.html" target="_blank">http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/92978/Defence-minister-says-marines-can-t-be-judged-in-India.html</a><br>
<br>The Italian defence minister on Wednesday said two Italian marines held in India in the deaths of two fishermen two years ago should not be judged in that country. "This government says emphatically that our two marines can not be judged in India...<br>
<br><b>India: Fishing Community Wants Union Minister</b><br><a href="http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Fishing-Community-Wants-Union-Minister/2014/05/21/article2236458.ece" target="_blank">http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Fishing-Community-Wants-Union-Minister/2014/05/21/article2236458.ece</a><br>
<br>While congratulating Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi, the National Fishworkers Forum (NFF) urged him to give a ministerial berth to the Member of Parliament from the fisherman community, create a separate ministry for fisheries at the Centre and include the fisherman Community in the Scheduled Tribe list...<br>
<br><b>Sri Lanka: Indo-Lanka Talks On Same Agenda</b><br><a href="http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2014/05/18/indo-lanka-talks-on-same-agenda/" target="_blank">http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2014/05/18/indo-lanka-talks-on-same-agenda/</a><br>
<br>The Government says talks with India on the fishermen issue will continue under the already agreed agenda, the Fisheries Ministry said. Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said that a policy decision was taken to continue talks on the fishermen issue despite which party wins the elections in India...<br>
<br><b>Pakistan: Need to replace dilapidated fishing vessels stressed: WWF concerned about unhygienic condition at auction halls</b><br><a href="http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183/1184682/" target="_blank">http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183/1184682/</a><br>
<br>Voicing concern over issues of expensive fish handling vis-à-vis inadequate storage facilities in vessels which have become old and dilapidated and unhygienic conditions prevailing at landing centers, experts belonging to World Wide Fund (WWF) stressed the need for resolving such issues on priority so as to make seafood acceptable not only to the local consumers but also to exporters...<br>
<br><b>Maldives: Sustainable tuna and cat food brands launched</b><br><a href="http://www.worldfishing.net/news101/industry-news/sustainable-tuna-and-cat-food-brands-launched" target="_blank">http://www.worldfishing.net/news101/industry-news/sustainable-tuna-and-cat-food-brands-launched</a><br>
<br>American Tuna has announced that it is launching Pole & Line Tuna and Deck Hand Premium Cat Food, which will available exclusively at Whole Foods Market starting this spring. All Pole & Line and Deck Hand tuna are caught by artisanal fishermen using Pole & Line, in which fish are caught one at a time...<br>
<br><b>Myanmar: In Pictures: The 'sea gypsies' of Myanmar</b><br><a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2014/05/pictures-sea-gypsies-myanmar-over-2014551066849420.html" target="_blank">http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2014/05/pictures-sea-gypsies-myanmar-over-2014551066849420.html</a><br>
<br>The Mergui Archipelago, which consists of more than 800 mostly uninhabited islands scattered off the coast of southern Myanmar, is home to the Moken people. This ethnic minority is thought to have left southern China around 4,000 years ago...<br>
<br><b>Myanmar: Despite the export permit to EU, Myanmar’s fishery outputs decline</b><br><a href="http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6155:despite-the-export-permit-to-eu-myanmar-s-fishery-outputs-decline&catid=33:business&Itemid=356" target="_blank">http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6155:despite-the-export-permit-to-eu-myanmar-s-fishery-outputs-decline&catid=33:business&Itemid=356</a><br>
<br>Although Myanmar has received export permit to the European Union under the Generalized System of Preferences, it still sees low foreign earnings due to the declining supplies from the fishery industry...<br><br><b>Bangladesh a potential in fisheries, UN says</b><br>
<a href="http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/may/20/bangladesh-potential-fisheries-un-says" target="_blank">http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/may/20/bangladesh-potential-fisheries-un-says</a><br><br>Bangladesh can play a significant role in the growing food demand of the world in the future, UN says Bangladesh is a leading country for fisheries produce and can play a significant role in the growing food demand for the world in the future, a UN report says...<br>
<br><b>Afghanistan: World Bank helps Afghans raise fish</b><br><a href="http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2014/05/16/newsbrief-04" target="_blank">http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2014/05/16/newsbrief-04</a><br>
<br>A World Bank (WB)-funded fish hatchery on the outskirts of Jalalabad is showing some Afghans the way out of poverty, the WB said in a May 15 statement. The WB and the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund support the Rahmat Insaf Fish Hatchery in Bagrami village...<br>
<br><b>India: NFF’s Invitation to attend condolence meeting of Fr.Thomas Kocherry on 30th May 2014 to be held at Rayapuram, Chennai (at 9.00am)</b><br>Source: NFF<br><br>M.Illango, Chairperson and and Office Bearers and Executive Members of National Fishworker’s Forum cordially invite you to participate in the condolence meeting to pay homage and floral tributes to the departed great leader of the world fishing communities Fr. Thomas Kocherry (Former Chairperson of NFF, Founder Leader of KSMTF, WFF and Senior Leader of WFFP) at 09.00am on 30th May 2014. The condolence meeting is to be held at Zai Palace, No.141, Suriyanarayana Chetty Street, Rayapuram, Chennai – 600 013.<br>
<br><b>India: Most of the Asian countries have shown considerable increases in marine catches</b><br>in the last 10 years, SOFIA 2014 of FAO says<br>Source: FAO<br><br>Most of the Asian countries have shown considerable increases in marine catches in the last 10 years, with the exception of Japan and Thailand, which have registered decreases, and the Philippines and the Republic of Korea, whose catches have grown slightly. However, while some countries (i.e. the Russian Federation, India and Malaysia) have reported decreases in some years, marine catches submitted to FAO by Myanmar, Viet Nam, Indonesia and China have shown continuous growth, in some cases resulting in an astonishing decadal increase (e.g. Myanmar up 121 percent, and Viet Nam up 47 percent). <br>
<br>The growth in total catch seems unending in the Indian Ocean, as in 2012 two new record highs were recorded for the Western (4.5 million tonnes) and Eastern (7.4 million tonnes) fishing areas. After three years (2007–09) in which total tuna catches in the Western Indian Ocean decreased by 30 percent as piracy deterred fishing operations, tuna catches have recovered since 2010. The Mixed scenario assumes the same overall growth as the Optimistic scenario but with the bulk of it occurring in Asia. Aquaculture production in Asia will reach 90.2 million tonnes, up 62 percent on the base period and 14 million tonnes more than in the Baseline scenario. Asian countries are expected to account for 91 percent of world aquaculture production in 2022, with Bangladesh, Thailand, India and China experiencing the highest growth rates. Figure 46 shows the price impacts. Compared with the other scenarios, the share of Asian fishery production exported will increase slightly. World per capita fish consumption is expected to be 22.4 kg, as in the Optimistic scenario, but with minor differences at continental level with respect<br>
to it.<br><br>India<br>In India, national average annual consumption of fish and fish products is 2.85 kg/ capita (2010). This accounts for 2.2 percent of total protein consumption. Annual consumption levels range from 22.7 kg/capita in the coastal province of Kerala to just 0.03 kg/capita in mountainous northern province of Himachal Pradesh. Those in the lowest income quintile consume about four times less protein from fish and fish products as those in the highest quintile. Those in urban areas consume on average 3.1 kg/capita while rural dwellers consume 2.7 kg/capita.<br>
<br>Myanmar<br>In Myanmar, national average annual consumption of fish and fish products is 21.02 kg/ capita (2006). This represents 22.6 percent of total protein consumed. Inland species account for 31.5 percent of fish consumed, and marine species 23.5 percent. Fish paste is the most commonly consumed product, while mrigal carp is the most regularly consumed species, followed by striped snakehead and rohu carp. Of the marine species, hilsa shad is the most commonly eaten. Rural and urban consumption levels are broadly similar although urban dwellers eat more fresh fish (53 percent) than do rural dwellers (45 percent).<br>
<br>Pakistan<br>From household survey results, it would appear that fish and fish products make only a very minor contribution to diets. The national annual consumption figure stands at just 0.6 kg/capita (2011). Fish and fish products also account for 9.1 percent of all animal flesh products eaten.
Poultry is the most common animal product eaten (3.4 kg/capita). Fish consumption is highest in Balochistan (2.4 kg/capita) and Sindh (1.6 kg/capita). Consumption tails off farther north, with households in the Punjab consuming just 0.2 kg/capita and those in the mountainous Khyber Pakthunkwa area negligible amounts (0.05 kg/capita). In both rural and urban areas, more than 90 percent of fish products consumed are purchased, with just 3–4 percent self-produced.<br>
<br>Sri Lanka<br>In Sri Lanka, average annual consumption of fish and fish products is 15.3 kg/capita (2010). Of the fish consumed, marine species account for 81 percent and inland species about 11 percent. Sprats are the most commonly consumed marine species followed by skipjack tuna and goldstripe sardinella. Tilapia is by far the most commonly consumed freshwater species, followed by catfish and snakehead. Overall, 71 percent of the fish consumed is consumed fresh and the remaining 29 percent as dried or processed products. <br>
<br>Bangladesh<br>Annual consumption of fish and fish products in Bangladesh is 11.9 kg/capita (2010), accounting for 11.1 percent of total protein consumption. Annual consumption is highest in the Chittagong area (17.2 kg/capita) and lowest that in Rangpur (7.5 kg/ capita). In all, some 76 percent of fish consumed are inland species and 18 percent marine. Urban annual consumption stands at 14.5 kg/capita per year and rural annual consumption at 11 kg/capita, with rural communities eating a higher percentage of inland fish (70 percent) than urban communities do (61 percent). The species most commonly consumed are all freshwater including tilapia, catfish and mrigal carp. Hilsa shad is the most commonly consumed marine species. Annual protein consumption of fish varies considerably by income quintile, ranging from 1.31 kg/capita in the lowest quintile to 3.39 kg/capita in the highest.<br>
<br>Bhutan<br>Annual fish and fish product consumption in Bhutan is 5.58 kg/capita (2009), while fish accounts for 3.18 percent of all protein consumed. The highest annual consumption figures are for the Transhi-yangtse district at 11.5 kg/capita while Samtse in the far southwest of the country sees the lowest at 2.5 kg/capita. The majority of fish consumed is frozen (61 percent) while fresh fish and canned fish account for 24 percent and 13 percent, respectively. Urban residents consume more fish (6.4 kg/capita) than those in rural areas (5.3 kg/capita). Urban households also eat more than twice as much fresh fish as do their rural counterparts.<br>
<br>The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture, 2014 <br>Full report is available online at: <br><a href="http://www.fao.org/3/a-i3720e.pdf?utm_source=publication&utm_medium=qrcode&utm_campaign=sofia14" target="_blank">http://www.fao.org/3/a-i3720e.pdf?utm_source=publication&utm_medium=qrcode&utm_campaign=sofia14</a><br>
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