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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Traditional salt industry ailing due to government apathy
From a net exporter of salt, Goa today has turned into a net importer as the traditional salt industry which for long had put Goa on the exports map, is now on the verge of collapse. In 1964-65, 200
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Lakhs of fishes died due less water in Sabarmati
The water level in Sabarmati river flowing through Ahmedabad is decreasing. And the fishes are dying due to water
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Meet calls for organised aquafeed industry
The nation needs an organized aquafeed industry to meet the demands of the fast-growing aquaculture sector, opined the participants of the three-day national conference on Aquaculture Nutrition which
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Declare fish-famine in State, urge boat onwers
The boat owners of Goa have appealed to the government to declare fish-famine and compensate them by waving off loan installments, saying the fishing season has hit a low this year, threatening their
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Thousands of fish die in Gulbarga tank
A stench has started emanating from the famous Appanakere tank where thousands of fish of several types were found dead. It has been noticed that every year fish are dying in this tank, situated in
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Inland Fisheries Bill passed
The Legislative Assembly passed the Karnataka Inland Fisheries (Conservation, Development and Regulation)Bill 1996, which aims at preserving, developing and regulating the inland fisheries in a
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Pondy to host aquaculture expo
Shrimp farms are faced with limitations on the use of chemicals including antibiotics while they have to tackle shrimp disease outbreaks. Prevention through better pond management is the answer,
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Fishermen warned against poaching
The practice of catching fish by using dynamite has registered an alarming increase in the district, endangering different species of fish. The river downstream of Tarbela Dam (Pakistan) passes
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Highest sardine landing in State for decades
Even as Minister for Tourism K V Thomas is busy wooing tourists to the State, visitors within the purview of his other portfolio, Fisheries, is heading the State's shores in shoals. Kerala coast is
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MPEDA alert against infected shrimp seeds
The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has issued a "general alert" against buying and stocking of recent supplies of highly-infected black tiger shrimp seeds, allegedly imported