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 …
scientists have found how a fish species survives the freezing Antarctic waters. The Antarctic notothenioids produce an "antifreeze protein' that keeps their body fluids from turning into crystals. The study analysed tissue from notothenioids and found the pancreas and stomach are the main sources of fish antifreeze
A Vietnamese company recently announced that it has produced a non-toxic and environment-friendly bio-diesel from catfish oil, which can be used as an industrial fuel. It is biodegradable and has lower emission rates than diesel. An Giang Fisheries Import and Export Joint Stock Company, a seafood processing company in Mekong …
All canned fish products with false information on packaging labels are to be taken off the shelves, the Thailand Food and Drug Administration (fda) recently said. The action was prompted by a complaint made by Apinun Suvarnaraksha of Maejo University's Faculty of Fisheries Technology and Marine Resources. fda secretary general …
Scientists have found a "missing link' between fish and land animals that include the prehistoric ancestors of humans. The discovery of the new animal, called Tiktaalik (meaning a large freshwater fish), was reported in Nature (Vol 440, No 7085, April 6, 2006). Found in Ellesmere Island in northern Canada, the …
oxygen depletion in oceans, caused mainly by agricultural run-off and pollution, creates dead zones where sea creatures can suffocate. A recent study claims that dead zones can also lead to male-dominated fish population, which can drive a species to extinction. Researchers from the City University of Hong Kong raised zebra …
• As many as 57 species of fish in Haryana have disappeared over the past four decades as a result of pollution and high siltation of rivers, a study found. • UN's Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination strongly reprimanded the Botswana government over eviction of the Gana and …
Scientists recently discovered a new species of fish and seaweed on a Caribbean coral atoll, which they claim might be the most diverse marine habitat in the Atlantic region. Two new species of goby fish, each about half-inch long, and a dozen new species of seaweed were found in a …
The presence of toxic waste in Sydney Harbour in Australia has forced authorities to invest around us $150 million in a clean-up programme. They also put an end to centuries of commercial fishing and have warned recreational anglers not to eat the harbour fish. These steps were taken after tests …
Researchers have found one of the smallest known fish on record in the peat swamps of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Belonging to the Paedocypris genus, the fish (see inset) is just 7.9 millimetres (mm) long at full maturity. To keep their size down, the fish abandoned many of the …
a group of Indian researchers has developed a technique that will use a commonly-found freshwater fish as a model for testing drugs for type ii diabetes. Popular methods till now have relied on mammals for the study, but their use presents economic, legal and practical difficulties. Conducted by scientists from …
The Norwegian government has given whale hunters permission to kill 1,052 Minke whales in 2006, up from a record-high of 796 last year, despite an international moratorium against it. This follows a parliament decision taken unanimously. The World Wide Fund for Nature has flayed the decision, which would expand hunts …
Golden mahseer is one of the splendid ecotourism species of the Government of Uttaranchal should strive to conserve in order to enhance the prospects of nature tourism opportunities in the state. In Uttaranchal the golden mahseer is largely confined to lotic habitats. The abundance of the fish over the decades …
a huge quantity of dead fish recently washed ashore at Karachi coast in Pakistan, with scientists attributing the mass death to pollution by the July 2003 oil spill from tanker Tasman Spirit, off the Karachi coast. They also blame dumping of by-catch by foreign trawlers into the sea for the …
Tannery waste is one of the most complex and putrescible organic industrial wastes causing huge amount of water pollution. Through the excessive organic load present in tannery wastes the oxygen content of the waters is depleted, which leads to the death of fish and other aquatic animals. In India, Tamil …
At Suman Kyari, some 10 kilometre (km) downhill from Kempty Falls near Dehradun district, Uttaranchal, Roshan Rawat potters around his attic dusting old fishing nets. Rawat is not much of an angler; he is a dhaba owner actually. But Rawat must hone his fishing skills once a year to participate …
Tests carried out by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) after this year's third incident of large-scale fish death in Bangalore's lakes have prompted official agencies to attribute them to sewage ingress. But researchers believe this doesn't explain tonnes of fish dying at one stroke. Five tonnes of fish …
pakistani seafood exporters have been driven to the brink by a recent government ban on seafood exports following an inspection by a three-member team of the eu Food and Veterinary Office (fvo). T he team warned Pakistani authorities that the country would lose its largest seafood export market if it …
A further twist has occurred in the controversy surrounding the Bathini Goud family's famous fish medicine, which promises a cure for asthma. The Indian Medical Association (ima) has decided to issue legal notices to the Union ministry of health and family welfare, Andhra Pradesh chief secretary and the heads of …
long hours of daylight enhance fertility of female adult Catla catla, a major freshwater Indian carp, claim researchers from West Bengal's Visva-Bharati University. They found exposing the fish to long photoperiods during the pre-spawning phase (April-May) increased the activity of vital chemicals and steroid enzymes known to aid ovarian growth. …
