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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Fishermen up in arms as CPT bans fish trade at Vypeen
Fishing activities at Vypeen island are set to come to a grinding halt with the Cochin Port Trust (CPT) issuing orders banning any fishing activities at its jetties at the islands, thus affecting the
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Plea against total fishing ban
A joint committee meeting of fishermen's associations has urged the Kerala Government to withdraw the move to impose total fishing ban during the monsoon season. According to a statement, the
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Tanzania strives to halt dynamite fishing on reefs
Dynamite fishing, coral mining, and the use of seine nets have destroyed much of Tanzania's coastal reefs, but now the government is getting serious about protecting these unique and fragile reefs.
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Fish from Kerala, Goa to be let into State rivers
Fish from Kerala and Goa would be let into the rivers of the Karnataka State to end the fish famine and the project would be undertaken in June, July and August, Minister for Fisheries Vasanth Salian
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Fisheries demand more attention
With their high production potential and superior nutritional quality, fish often a good tool in fighting hunger and malnutrition. But despite their being rich in nutritional resources, the present
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Sea leach smuggling
The police has arrested four people for allegedly collecting sea leachess, protected under the Wildlife Act and smuggling them to Singapore from
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Wildlife Wise
Shrimp imports to the US from India, Bangladesh, Haiti, Honduras and Venezuela have been banned. This follows a State Department certification that these countries do not use specialised fishing
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Stocks of ocean fish decline by 90% : study
Commercial fishing has emptied the world's oceans of 90% of the populations of large prized tuna, swordfish, marlin and other fish species that flourished a half-century ago, two marine scientists
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Dhavlikar for uniform fishing ban amongst coastal States
Fisheries Minister Sudin Dhavlikar called for a re-think on the fishing ban period since there is lack of uniformity in the ban observed by the coastal States. "Since fish is migratory in nature, the
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Measures to increase fish production at Biswanath
With existence of rivers and water bodies Assam has tremendous potentiality for fishery development. The ecological conditions is also considered highly suitable for aquaculture with around 430