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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No hilsa on your plate? Blame the shipwrecks
A series of shipwrecks in the Bay of Bengal just off West Bengal's coast is taking a heavy toll on the Bengali's favourite dish -fish. Pisciulture experts say sunken vessels at the sandheads,
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Scampi culture in AP may be extended to more areas
Scampi (freshwater prawn) culture has made strides in recent times in the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and efforts are now being made by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) to
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Fish deaths to be probed
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started to investigate why large numbers of fish in Powai lake in Mumbai continue to die even though the municipality has spent Rs 4.25crore to areate
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Fishing ban during monsoon oppossed
The Kerala State Fisheries Minister, Prof K.V. Thomas, has said that the State Government has expressed itself against the Centre's proposal for observing a 65-day annual fishing holiday within its
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Awareness camps on fish germ plasm conservation
The National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), Lucknow, as part of its project entitled, "conservation and comprehensive development of Fisheries involving community based programme with
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MRC receives funds for tuna research
Marine Research Center and Japan's Overseas Fisheries Cooperation Foundation have reached an agreement where the latter would provide financial assistance to Maldives to conduct a three-year study of
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Two months fishing ban in Orissa sought
Thw Wildlife Society of Orissa has sought a two months ban on fishing in rivers, lakes and the sea during the breeding season from June 15 to August 15 to allow spawning and ensure that fish stocks
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Sea resources in coastal area being depleted fast
Livelihood of 10.8 million coastal households has become endangered becauseof the fast depleting sea resources, according to a study report released at a workshop this afternoon.Dr Khurshid Alam and
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Differences among Orissa legislators lead to clashes
Serious differences are reported to have cropped up among legislators over the draft Bill for regulating fishing in the Chilika lake here. This has resulted in strife in this area with violent
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Bill on hold, Chilika fauna gasps in illegal fishing net
Even as the Orissa Assembly awaits the introduction of the Chilika Fishery Regulation Bill, Asia's largest brackish water lagoon is waging a battle against illegal fishing that is threatening its