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
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Govt to develop ‘fish sanctuaries’ in State
SHILLONG: The State Government is planning to explore a new domain of tourism with the development of fish sanctuaries across the State. “We are planning to construct 100 fish sanctuaries in the next two years with an aim to promote tourism through them,” Principal Secretary of Fisheries department KN Kumar said while addressing a one-day conclave on Aquaculture Development in the Northeastern region here on Tuesday. According to Kumar, the Government would tie up with the fish farmers across the State in developing the proposed fish sanctuaries.
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Queensland fish on world's most endangered list
A central Queensland fish on the brink of extinction has been named among the planet's 100 most endangered species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has included the red-finned blue-eye
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Shrimp farms eat up agri land
TAMLUK, 5 SEPT: The rapid expansion of shrimp cultivation in East Midnapore district has been causing trouble, as hundreds of hectares of agricultural land has been converted into shrimp ponds. This has
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Velim villagers hit the streets against Cutbona project
Demand scrapping of land acquisition MARGAO: Velim villagers took to the streets on Sunday demanding immediate scrapping of the land acquisition proceedings for the Cutbona fishing harbour project. Armed with placards and banners, hundreds of men and women participated in a protest rally that wend its way from Velim to neighbouring Assolna village with the villagers calling upon the government to respect the their sentiments by scrapping the land acquisition process and not to convert Cutbona into an industrial zone.
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Damaged rivers, collapsing fisheries: Impacts of dams on riverine fisheries in India
More than 10.86 Million Indians depend on rivers, wetlands, floodplains, estuaries, ponds and tanks for subsistence and market-based fisheries. Though the absolute contribution of riverine fisheries
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Spineless - Status and trends of the world’s invertebrates
Digging up earthworms, chasing butterflies and collecting clam shells could become a thing of the past if enough isn’t done to protect invertebrates. And if they disappear, humans could soon follow. These
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Arunachal fish farmer who is an inspiration to others
Itanagar: A farmer in Arunachal Pradesh who farms fish scientifically has become a source of inspiration for others. Nokkai Wangjen of Dasathong village in Kanubari circle of insurgency-hit Longding district has studied only up to six standard, but earns about Rs two lakh annually from fish farming which he started with an initial investment of Rs 80,000.
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Spineless' animals under threat of extinction
A fifth of animals without backbones could be at risk of extinction, say scientists. Almost 80% of the world's species are invertebrates, meaning they lack a spinal column. Reviewing over 12,000
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Bangladesh climate project gets 'Earth Care Award'
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has won the “Earth Care Award 2012” for pioneering Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change through Coastal Afforestation Project. The $10 million project