Fish production in NE to be doubled by 2020
SHILLONG, Sept 11 – The Centre is planning to double the fish production in North-eastern region and aims at increasing its per capita availability to 15 kg by 2020. “We have a daunting task of achieving
SHILLONG, Sept 11 – The Centre is planning to double the fish production in North-eastern region and aims at increasing its per capita availability to 15 kg by 2020. “We have a daunting task of achieving
Thousands of baby pelicans grunt and hiss at their parents in tightly packed nests on Gaillard Island, a feathered paradise situated off the coast of Alabama. The 1,300-acre, man-made island is hosting more than 50,000 birds this summer as nesting pairs gather to raise babies.
The European Union's executive will propose plans to rescue the bloc's over-exploited fish stocks next week, with the aim of achieving sustainability by 2015, draft proposals seen by Reuters show. The plan is part of proposals to reform the EU's common fisheries policy, including 615 million euros ($887 million) a year in associated EU subsidies for the sector, which are due to be adopted by th
<p>Upcoming change fails to tackle the pernicious relationship between government advisers and the fishing lobby, says Rainer Froese.</p> <p>http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110706/pdf/475007a.pdf</p>
The government has initiated a project to protect local small fish varieties from extinction, which is expected to increase fish production by 1500 metric tonnes in two years. Under the Tk 36 crore
To preserve the product, dry fish traders in Digha, Junput, Bankiput and Bhogpur in East Midnapore ~ widely regarded as hubs of dry fish production ~ have begun using highly toxic pesticides and a preservative that have been found hazardous to human health. To put an end to the menace, the state marine fisheries directorate has clamped a ban on any form of chemical for dry fish processing.
Several thousand people of Bagerhat have been marooned and 400 dwelling houses damaged due to flash flood triggered by incessant rain for the last two weeks. Low-lying areas of the district went under water and the flash flood washed away shrimp enclosures and fish of various ponds.
<p> Hagfishes represent an ancient and unique evolutionary lineage that plays an important role in the cycling of organic matter and other nutrients to maintain the overall health of the ecosystems they
Agriculture for the Indian rural people is the way of life, a tradition, which for centuries, has shaped thought, outlook, culture and economic life of the people of the country. It is not a commodity
Traditionally, India was recognized as a fish-eating country, but it was only after Independence that fishery has been recognized as an important allied sector of Indian agriculture. Over ten-fold increase
<p> The United Artists Association (UAA) and Greenpeace India undertook an independent study in the Gahirmatha region to understand, examine and document perceptions and thoughts of fisher communities