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
Fisheries
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Rebel ministers snub Fishler fisheries reform
A simmering dispute over plans to overhaul the European Union's fisheries policy escalated into a public spat as six countries unveiled their own plans for reform. With three months to go until EU
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All U.S. coral reefs face human threats
Every U.S. coral reef system is suffering from both human and natural disturbances, warns a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The first national assessment of the
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Pune friends save starfish, send it back home
A two inch star fish is sent back to its abode in the Arabian Sea after enduring a brief forced holiday in Pune. Monica Joshi, the Pune resident whose saved the starfish from some students, which
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Sub-standard seafood units must go
Seafood processing units that do not upgrade themselves to at least 'national standards' will not be allowed to continue production, Mr. K Jost Cyriac, Chairman, Marine Products Export Development
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HC asks Centre to fix uniform date for fishing ban
The Panjim Bench of the Bombay High Court has asked the Central government to fix a uniform date for the fishing ban period along the entire west coast of India, and at the same time has laid down
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Reef red alert
The world's largest living organism is not the blue whale -which still is the world's largest living animal - but Australia' s Great Barrier Reef, one of the country's prime tourist attractions.
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Poaching of rare fish is targeted
In remote, sub-Antarctic seas, Australian fishermen are threatening to take the law into their own hands to stop pirate operators from plundering the rare and protected Patagonian toothfish. Demand
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Government to desilt backwaters: Jayakumar
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to desilt and deepen backwaters to protect aquatic species, said D Jayakumar, minister for Law and Information Technology. Participating at a seminar on
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Swordfish stage a strong recovery
Depleted populations of North Atlantic swordfish have responded to strict catch quotas with a swift recovery, according to an assessment by the international agency responsible for their
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EU unveils action plan to aid Mediterranean fishing
Tighter controls to keep young fish out of commercial nets and wider protection zones to stop overfishing are needed to halt a perilous decline in Mediterranean Sea stocks, the European Union said.