Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
the world's largest rookery of the highly endangered Olive Ridley turtle, Gahirmatha beach in Orissa, is fast becoming their largest graveyard, too. This year's record-breaking mass nesting of 800,000 turtles sent waves of jubilation among conservationists. But, the figure of 6,000 dead turtles washed ashore ebbed this jubilation. Last year …
FOR the first time sharks may have to play the role of lifeguards for humans. An extract from shark tissues will be tested on cancer patients later this year. The extract, called squalamine, could help in cutting the blood supply of the tumours. The extract was discovered in the stomach …
Hunting for shark fins and sea cucumbers, which are sought after as delicacies in South-east Asian countries, is on the rise despite a ban. During raids by the navy and the Galapagos National Park personnel, a total of 57,000 sea cucumbers were captured from fishing fleets in just one week …
sharks in the Atlantic are in dire straits indeed. Their plight has led the national marine fisheries service of the us to propose stringent restrictions on shark fishing. There has been a sharp decline in shark populations
the Union cabinet has decided to impose a ban on deep sea fishing ( dsf ) operations. The decision was followed by a meeting of the cabinet committee on economic affairs ( ccea ) on September 4, which accepted most of the recommendations of the Murari committee report that had …
On August 13, at the Colaba beach in Mumbai, the minister of state for food processing Dilip Kumar Ray offered coconut water to the fisherfolk's leader, Thomas Kocherry (seen on left) to break his seven-day fast against deep-sea fishing joint ventures (jvs). The minister assured in writing that no new …
traditional fisherfolk and their long-time rivals, the small mechanised boat operators, have got together to start yet another round of protests against fishing by giant joint venture (jv) vessels in India's exclusive economic zone (eez). For the first time ever, fisherfolk have plans to resort to commercial shipping blockade. The …
IN FRANCE, We are used to thinking that the sea is infinitely generous. Proof: world fishing catches have multiplied five times over just 25 years. But now the golden stripes are fading. Fish resources have run out, catches tend to be depressed. Since the record production of 1989 - 100 …
Alarmed by the sharp depletion of fish stocks, 7 environmental groups, led by the Natural Resources Defense Council of the USA, recently launched a campaign to save the world's large pelagic (open ocean) fishes. Indiscriminate fishing practices, fuelled by burgeoning demands for the high-priced shark oil and other products, are …
Too wide a net The world's fishing industry is on self-destructive overdrive and countries are belligerently marking out marine territory KAVITA CHARANJI TOO many boats chasing too few fish. That's the story being replayed with increasing frustration in the world's major oceans. In the North Pacific, triggerhappy fishermen competing for …
The voyage towards consensus building on ocean resources has always been protracted. Take the 3rd United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) which began in 1972. It took nearly 10 years to reach consensus on the single negotiating text. On the appointed date -- 10 December 1982 …
The broad terms of the draft agreement expected to be ratified in August by countries participating in the 6th session of the United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks are fine in form but slightly short on content. Prospects of the sustainable use of this …
AS THE May 7 deadline for the review of the Deep Sea Fishing (DSF) policy by the P Murari committee drew closer, the leaders of India's 80 lakh-strong traditional fishing community built up a tempest against megascale joint venture DSF projects. Sit-ins and rallies were held from Paradip to Delhi. …
The ban on granting fresh licenses to deep sea fishing projects has encouraged poaching by foreign vessels in the Indian economic zone, reveals Tarun Gogoi, Union minister for food processing. The Centre imposed the ban mid-January following protests by traditional fisherpeople claiming that the entry of foreign companies with mechanised …
What is the outcome of your meeting with the minister? There is a deep sea fishing policy committee. They are now going to work out the final policy. The committee consists of bureaucrats and representatives of exporters. We are not represented in it at all. Are you demanding representation? Not …
KERALA'S coastal waters have become a battleground, putting traditional fisherfolk, who don't have an alternative vocation, against operators of mechanical monsters looking for quick profits from the sea. Linked closely with the dispute is the fate of the marine ecosystem. Conflicts between traditional and mechanised fisherfolk take place all along …
Among the maritime states of India, Gujarat, with its 11 maritime districts, namely Kutch, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Amreli. Bhavanagar, Ahamedabad, Kheda, Bharuch, Surat and Valsad, has the longest coastline and, the continental edge in this part of the Arabian sea being farther from shore than in any other part of …
