Order of the Gauhati High Court in the matter of Hasibur Rahman Vs State of Assam & Others dated 19/04/2024. The state of Assam vide Notification, January 20, 2024 has published a Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for restricting import/stock/sale of fish imported from other than self sufficient states by road/river …
Fish worth about Tk 10 lakh of three enclosures owned by a fish trader were poisoned to death as a consequence to previous enmity at Damakair village in Sadar upazila last midnight. Barun Kanti Biswas, owner of Demonath fish project, at the same village incurred the loss when he found …
Three conservation groups sued the Department of the Interior on Monday for missing a deadline on a decision to list polar bears as threatened because of the loss of Arctic sea ice. A decision was due Jan. 9, one year after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the …
There is no shortage of scientific studies documenting the degradation of the world's oceans, the decline of marine ecosystems and the collapse of important fish species. Several have appeared in the last month. What is in short supply is a sustained effort by world governments and other institutions to do …
Fishermen of Kallar near here on Wednesday returned on Thursday morning with a prize catch a huge fish weighing nearly a tonne. According to local fisher men, in local parlance, the fish is called
A beautiful black, white and yellow butterflyfish, much admired by eco-tourists, divers and aquarium keepers alike, may be at risk of extinction, scientists have warned. The case of the Chevroned Butterflyfish is a stark example of how human pressure on the world's coral reefs is confronting certain species with '
There is a good news for fish lovers, as three more species of fish have been discovered in the Western Ghats. According to a press release issued by the Marine Products Export Development Authority, (a unit of Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India), Dr Pramodh P K, the …
This histopathological study inferred that the pesticides cause damage not only to the absorptive area of the stomach but also to the functioning of gastric glands and disturb the physiological process of digestion and absorption.
non-stick gum: New easy-to-remove chewing gum is ready. Initial experiments show that the gum degrades naturally in water. The new gum adds a special polymer to modify its formulation, which alters the interfacial properties of the discarded gum cuds, making them less adhesive. The new gum is result of polymer …
New research says the Nile tilapia can fight mosquitoes carrying malaria. The edible fish, Oreochromis niloticus, is commonly farmed and consumed in Africa's Kenyan highlands. Though larva-eating fish have been used for over a century in mosquito control, the Nile tilapia has not been tested for widescale use in such …
The National Fishworkers' Forum (NFF) protested against the Union ministry of environment and forests' draft coastal management notification on August 9. Hundreds of local fisherfolk, especially women, assembled in front of the government administrative building at Bandra in Mumbai shouting slogans against the government's move to handover "oceans to industry'. …
waste proposal: Argentina will use alternatives to waste incineration. A government plan calls for a ban over incineration as a treatment and disposal technology, including use of waste as input to produce energy.' Waste incineration emits toxics like dioxins and furans. Argentina has several incinerators of industrial, medical and urban …
Arsenic disturbs magar's immune system Long-term exposure to arsenic could weaken magur fish's ability to fight infection, say researchers at Visva Bharati University, Santinekatan. The team found that arsenic affects head kidney cells
PacifiCorp Energy, a power company operating in northwest us, has criticised a recent government study that claimed it would be cheaper to remove barriers blocking the migration of endangered salmon than to keep them. PacifiCorp owns four hydroelectric dams on the river Klamath. Conservationists say the dams are blocking migration …
After keeping monkfish off its shelves for a month, the British supermarket chain asda has now agreed to review the ban. asda had imposed the ban and urged celebrity chefs to keep the fish off their menus with a view to encouraging consumers to avoid the popular fish. The supermarket …
Lagadia means boat fishing. Gill nets are used within 10 km of the shore to catch scad and Indian mackerel. A single trip, worked by two people yields around 8 kg of fish. Merchants operating in the settlements offer around Rs 50 per kg. The catch is iced immediately and …
Fish antics Two US-based Johns Hopkins University researchers have found answers to how the brain guides the complex movement of limbs in a tropical fish. Their research may contribute to important medical advances in humans, including better prosthetic limbs and improved rehabilitative techniques for people suffering from strokes, cerebral palsy …
an endangered creature holds the key to arresting the decline of coral reefs. It is the batfish (Platax pinnatus). This timid fish has a surprising capacity of cleaning up dense weedy strands that smother inshore coral reefs and result in a macro-algal dominance over it. This overgrowth of macro-algal weeds …
Cannibalising offspring A study reveals that male fish are more likely to eat their offspring when they have been cuckolded during spawning. Moreover, the more males that are present during spawning, the more likely it is that a male will try to eat the eggs when they are laid. "The …
A research team from Conservation International, USA, claims to have found 52 new species in Papua New Guinea. They have found 24 new species of fish, 20 species of coral and eight species of shrimp. Among the curiosities are a shark that walks on its fins and a shrimp that …
