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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Only 10 percent of big ocean fish left - scientists
Large predatory fish - marlin, tuna and swordfish - are disappearing from the world's oceans, with their numbers down by 90 percent in the past 50 years, Canadian scientists said. "From giant blue
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Cause of disease in Traut fish detected
A team of scientists from Norway have found out the germs causing a peculiar disease in Traut fishes in Kullu valley in Himachal Pradesh. Many fishes were dying due to this
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Ocean sequestration of carbon dioxide could damage marine ecosystems
The injection of carbon dioxide produced by industry into the ocean would lower pH, at best reducing the calcification rates of coral reef and marine calcareous micro-organisms, and at worst having a
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NE can be major world player
The North-east, endowed with excellent varieties of ornamental fish species, has the potential to be a major player in the world trade of ornamental fish, which has crossed the one billion dollar
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Fate of national fishery project uncertain
Forget about making the Assam State self-sufficient in fish production, the only national fish farm in upper Assam has run dry. The farm opened in 1987 at Jalukonibari in Titabar is spread over 10
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Marine fish production on the decline
The marine fish production has been on a gradual decline in Goa over the years.What's ironical is that the fish catch has not matched with the corresponding increase in the number of vessels. On the
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Maldives aiming to foster greater marine research
Maldives, which joined the Bay of Bengal Programme-Intergovernmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO), hopes to enhance focus on research in mariculture and public awareness on sustainable exploitation of
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Industrial fishing has ravaged key ocean species, study says
Industrial fishing practices have ravaged every one of the world's biggest and most economically important species of fish, according to a new and detailed global analysis that challenges fisheries
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Kerala to unveil fisheries policy soon
The Kerala government will soon unveil a
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Fish production in Punjab highest
Punjab Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development Minster Jagmohan Singh Kang said fish production in the state had touched 6579.93 metric tonnes during last year, which was the highest per