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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Aquaculture in changing climate of Sundarban
<p><span id="itro1">Read this survey report on climate change vulnerabilities, aquaculture practices & coping measures in Sagar and Basanti blocks of Indian Sundarban.</span></p> <p>Aquaculture is
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Tackling perverse subsidies in agriculture, fisheries and energy
Subsidies have always been part of the policy toolbox that governments use to achieve a variety of policy goals. Over the last decades, they have been particularly pervasive in the energy, agriculture
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International waters: delivering results
Since 1991, UNDP-GEF’s International Waters Programme has been supporting over one hundred countries that share some of the world’s largest and most important aquatic ecosystems to work cooperatively in
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Tuna contaminated with Fukushima radiation found in California
Bluefin tuna contaminated with radiation believed to be from Fukushima Daiichi turned up off the coast of California just five months after the Japanese nuclear plant suffered meltdown last March, US scientists
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Poaching of Gangetic dolphin continues unabated
MIRZA, May 27 – In a significant development which may be a serious environmental concern, a huge Gangetic river dolphin was killed in the river Brahmaputra recently (the decayed carcass was detected on
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Plans chalked out for boosting inland fish production to 3 lakh tonnes
Plans are afoot to increase the production of inland fish in the State to three lakh tonnes a year. Presently, of the total 5.97 lakh tonnes of fish production in Tamil Nadu, inland fish production is only 1.72 lakh tonnes and marine fisheries is 4.25 lakh tonnes. To make available more fish seeds and advanced fingerlings from 7 cm to 10 cm stage, the capacity of fish hatcheries and fish-rearing centres across the State is being enhanced and additional infrastructure created. Catla, Rohu, Mrigal varieties of Indian major carp (kendai meen) and common carp are bred and reared at these centres.
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Killer coastal fish to combat Japanese encephalitis
LUCKNOW: A small fry from the coastal belt of India could prove a potent weapon in the battle against the menace of Japanese encephalitis in eastern Uttar Pradesh. This small killer fish, Gambusia, is
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Peru Dolphin Death Mystery Deepens, Algae Eyed
The mystery surrounding the deaths of at least 877 dolphins in Peru deepened on Wednesday as the government said human activity was not to blame but failed to pinpoint a natural cause for the massive die-off.
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Karnataka clocks impressive growth in fish production
Clocking a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 11.48 per cent in 2004-05 and 2010-11, Karnataka has emerged as the leading coastal State with the highest growth in fish production, according
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Overfishing will result in disappearance of fish species in 50 years: Official
Overfishing and exploitation of marine biodiversity would result in the disappearance of fish species in the next 50 years, warned M.F. Farooqui, Special Secretary, Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, on Tuesday. Addressing a function organised in connection with the International Day for Biological Diversity, Mr. Farooqui said beyond the exclusive economic zone, everyone seemed to be exploiting the marine biodiversity and nobody was taking responsibility for conservation.