Report filed by the District Collector, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh regarding pollution and encroachment of Kolleru lake. A news item published in Enadu newspaper, January 23, 2024 said that illegal fish ponds were being dug in Kolleru lake and due to these illegal fish ponds, the Kolleru lake is being polluted. …
Surveillance of bacterial susceptibility to five antimicrobial agents was performed during a 1-year period in and around four freshwater fish farms situated along a stream in western Denmark. Besides assessing the levels of antibiotic resistance among the culturable fraction of microorganisms in fish, water, and sediment samples, two major fish …
The Thai government is planning to lift a ban on black tiger prawn farming in fresh-water zones of the central provinces. "Areas where shrimp farming is possible will be identified after a survey is conducted,' said Yuwaree Inna, director of the water quality division of the science, technology and environment …
chilika lake, Asia's biggest saltwater lake, situated in Orissa is still awaiting a complete ban on prawn farming. Despite violent conflicts between traditional and non-traditional fishermen over prawn farming, the state government has not done much to solve the crisis. Prawn culture has destroyed the state's mangrove forests, which guarded …
it is a vote that could affect the lives of around 30 million fisherfolk from all over India. When the Parliament meets for the monsoon session, the Lok Sabha will vote on the Aquaculture Authority Bill, which has already been passed by the Rajya Sabha. And for the thousands of …
chokoria Sundarban in the coastal district of Coz's Bazar in southeast Bangladesh, once a reserved and protected mangrove forest, is deserted today. The roots provided a safe shelter to the fish shrimp and aquatic reptiles. But, today, most trees, animals (such as tigers, deer and wild cats), and fish species …
an ambitious aquaculture project is on the anvil at Nayachar in Haldia, West Bengal. The state government hopes that the project will generate employment opportunities for the locals and give a fillip to the tourist inflow. The state government has embarked on this project because industries coming up in this …
A unique aquaculture-agriculture farming system has been developed by farmers at the Fulpur Thana in Mymensingh district of Bangladesh. They have developed this technique through their age-old practices, experiences and hands-on training received from local non-governmental organisations and the department of fisheries. Farmers at Fulpur have developed rice-fish farming system, …
What is the problem in Chilika? The local fisherfolk in Chilika for many years have used traditional methods to catch fishes to earn their livelihood. The problem started when the prawn culture began in the early 1990s. Big money lured the mafia, who comprise of non-fisherfolk, and influential people such …
the Orissa government has finally decided that there will be no renewal of leases for prawn fishing in the Chilka lake area. The government has also approved of a comprehensive fishery policy for the lake. Jagannath Patnaik, revenue minister of Orissa has said that a bill giving shape to the …
"i am proud to die for the rights of the fisherfolk.' These were the last words Bacchanidhi Behera uttered before he succumbed to a police bullet in the firing in Orissa's Sarano village in Khurda district on the night of May 29-30. Chilka Lake is Asia's largest brackishwater water body …
Shrimp farms in Latin America produce a quarter of the three million tonnes of shrimp consumed worldwide each year. Consequently, shrimp farmers are destroying the mangrove forests to make shrimp ponds. Mangroves nurture a very delicate ecosystem and serve as important nurseries for many species of fish. They also protect …
Shrimp farming is not as bad as earlier thought, says a study sponsored by the Indian Council for Agricultural Research. Aquaculture has neither increased the salinity of land nor caused large-scale deviation from agriculture, suggest the findings. Researchers from the Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) conducted studies in shrimp …
PARTNERS in peril is a film on the life of the people living in the Sundarbans and the state of resources in the area. Sundarbans is the only mangrove tiger land in the world. The present population of the tiger is estimated to be around 250. The tigers are the …
it's a battle between small fry and the big fish. Fisherfolk from 32 countries have launched a global forum to fight the fishing industry, aquaculture and marine pollution, which have affected their livelihood. Launched at the end of a five-day meet at New Delhi on November 21, the World Forum …
seabass , a delicious table fish, popularly known as koduva in Tamil and bhetki in Bengali, has been successfully bred in the country by the Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture ( ciba ). This breakthrough has provided an alternative to shrimp farming, which is increasingly coming under attack on ecological …
according to a study conducted by the Peoples' Union for Civil Liberties ( pucl), aquaculture can destroy more jobs than it can create. Debunking the claim of the industry that aquaculture can provide employment to about one million people, the study points out that five agricultural workers will be rendered …
BIOLOGICAL waste will now be recycled to feed fish. A joint project has been undertaken by the University of Queensland, Australia, and state and industry researchers to process waste to feed crayfish and silver perch. The project will reduce the adverse environmental impact of waste products from the intensive livestock …
The global fish catch now appears to have reached the upper limits of sustainability. More than one billion people, mostly in developing countries, depend on fish as a primary source of animal protein. As human populations continue to grow, the demand for fish will rise further, reducing the average per …
Aquafarmers in the country got a breather when the Supreme Court recently stayed till April 30 its earlier order for closure or demolition of shrimp farms by March 31. The court granted the stay after hearing petitions from the government of India which pleaded that the demolition would affect the …
The ministry of agriculture is planning to push through a bill in the current Parliament session which, if passed, will thwart last year's Supreme Court (SC) decision to ban coastal aquaculture farms with effect from March 31, on grounds of soil degradation, marine pollution and hampering traditional fishing. The bill …
