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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Biogenus signs MoU on marine research station
Biogenus India Ltd, a subsidiary of US-based Biogenus Inc, an aquatic biotechnology company, signed an MoU with the Karnataka Government, setting in motion a programme that can help shrimp farmers in
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India, Lanka fishermen fight 6-hr battle at sea
Sri Lankan fishermen attacked about 400 Indian fishermen in a mid-sea clash that lasted nearly six hours on Monday evening. The incident has triggered unrest in the fishing town of Rameswaram, the
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Evicting fisherfolk to 'protect' mangroves
A Central Empowered Committee constituted by the Supreme COurt has directed the West Bengal Government to evict the fisherfolk by March 31 and ban their entry into the island from the next fishing
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Assembly passes fisheries Bill
The Gujarat Assembly unanimously passed the Gujarat Fisheries Bill, the enactment of which is expected to boost the fishing industry, including its production, sale and export in the state having
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Licenses of 35 vessels suspended, fines imposed
The registration licenses of 35 fishing vessels in Goa have been suspended for a period of one month and hefty fines imposed for blatant violations of the ban on fishing imposed during the monsoon
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Bay of Bengal nations meet to identify threat to marine resources
Eight south and southeast Asian countries bordering the Bay of Bengal began the five-day meeting to discuss cooperation to protect their fragile coastal and marine resources that are vital for the
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Seafood sector told to tackle WTO barriers with new tech
Non-tariff trade measures restricting market access are a reality that the seafood sector has to tackle using tools of modern technology, according to Mr L.V. Saptharishi, Chairman, Export Inspection
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Nod for Gujarat Fisheries Bill
The Gujarat Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday unanimously passed the Gujarat Fisheries Bill, the enactment of which is expected to boost the fishing industry, including its production, sale and export in the
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Amblamograu protest against prawn cultivation
Prawn cultivation is taking place illegally at several places in and around Amblamograu in Mangalore yet no action has been taken despite submitting memoranda to all officials. Digusted by this, the
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Kaski district farmers take to fisheries
Farmers around the Rupatal lake in Kaski district have chosen the way of generating income through commercial fisheries in an institutional way by protecting the disappearing lake. They have