Typical agriculture sectors like animal production and processing, aquaculture and its processing, and fruit and vegetable processing, can be water-intensive and generate complex and sometimes severe pollution. Controlling pollution hinges on knowing its quantity (wastewater and solid waste volume) and characteristics (major pollutants and their concentration range, nature of wastes, …
About 200 scientists from different parts of the country and various embassies participated in a two-day national symposium on "Sustainable Aquaculture" which concluded here over the week-end. The symposium was organised jointly by the Department of Botany, Delhi University, and the Society of Ocean Scientists and Technologists, New Delhi, to …
Researchers evaluating the role of institutional finance in the development of fisheries infrasturcture in the country feel the marine fisheries sector may be over capitalised leading to declining catch per unit and counsel more innovative methods for banks and financial institutions in keeping with the swelling contributions by the fisheries …
Though people have raised fish in artificial ponds for millennia, it is only once since the 1960s that the pratice has been extended to shrimp. And farming these crustaceans has rapidly become big business. Some 1m tonnes are cultivated each year. In Ecuador, for instance, 230,000 people earn their livings …
Mycotoxin, a fungal poison, sometimes found in fish feed is extremely dangerous to fish. Inaugurating a fisherman-farmer-industry-institution meet on 'Mycotoxin in feed' at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Dr. Shaheel Ahmed, Director of Industrial Fisheries said that this poison can even cause cancer to human beings and animals.
Philippines speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. announced last night the ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on the development, management and conservation of the fisheries and aquatic resources of the country, long awaited by three million fishermen, notably small ones. "The ratification of this bill, which will soon be …
New Zealand duck shooters and anglers are being targeted by environmentalists, who say heavy loads of lead are contaminating some New Zealand lake beds and wetlands. The Forest and Bird Protection Society yesterday launched a campaign to end the use of lead in shotgun ammunition. Alternatives included substitution of steel …
The marine fish production in Karnataka has crossed the 2 lakh metric ton mark and the inland fish production has crossed the 1 lakh metric ton mark, says a press release from the Directorate of Fisheries. Karnataka is one of the first maritime states in the country to introduce mechanisation …
Scientists and researchers who attended an international symposium, at Kochi, have called for setting up a ministry exclusively to look after fisheries development, change in fishing techniques and diversification into new resources to meet the challenges posed by dwindling fish resources all over the world.
Despite its extensive coastline and immense potential, India's contribution in the global aquaculture shrimp production was a meagre five per cent during 1997.
A South African doctor and his team are ready to clone humans, and are applying to a local university's ethics committee for permission to go ahead with the procedure, reports here said on Saturday.
The National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has launched a nationwide campaign to save mahseer, the famous game fish of India which is on the verge of extinction. The fish, which was once found in abundance in the rivers along the …
Non-Governmental organisations working with the fishworker communities of Tamil Nadu have demanded that the Centre declare and implement a new deep sea fishing policy which would encourage the fisher community enhance their technologies.This was one of the demands put out by environmental and social groups, working under the coalition called …
The proposed World Commission on Dams is expected to be launched next week. The commission would be an independent international body to review the development of large dams. According to environment circles, the commission is to be launched on February 16. However, World Bank sources said that the date is …
The US government moved a step closer to giving consumers for the first time detailed information about chemicals and potential health hazards in their tap water. The Environmental Protection Agency proposed regulations that would require suppliers nationwide to provide annual reports on what's in their drinking water and whether it …
The Chennai-based NGO, Coastal Action Network(CAN), has called upon political parties to come out with a clear policy to protect the country's coastline and the livelihood of coastal people. According to a "Fisheries Manifesto" released by the organisation, a new deep-sea fishing policy, centered around encouraging and developing fishermen to …
Scientists have succeeded in putting identification tags on five whale sharks-the worlds biggest fish, in a week long expedition. Over 20 sightings of the shark were made off the coast line north of Kota Kinabalu during the expedition which was conducted jointly by University Sabah Malaysia, together with American marine …
The number of water mains breaking in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane has increased by 50% over the past year because of El Nino, the Australian water industry said. The weather phenomenon, which has seen lower rainfall over eastern Australia this summer, also tends to dry out and and move the …
Four more domestic units have been allowed to export seafood and marine products to the European Union(EU) thus taking the total to 14. In November 1997, the EU had lifted the ban on Indian fish and fishery products after receiving a list of 10 units which conformed to its hygiene …
Residents of Melamchi,Nepal, who had been using unclean river water for a long time will be finally provided with clean water.A drinking water project is to be constructed at Melamchi bazaar with the financial assistance of Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation Fund Development Committee.
