"Though the State has an abundance of rivers, ponds and beels, Assam is yet to attain self-sufficiency in fish production. Owing to a demand of nearly 2 lakh MT annually, the State has to import nearly 15 to 20 thousand MT annually from the neighbouring States to meet the demand.' …
Its enormous water resources notwithstanding, Assam continues to be a deficit State in fish production. This is a drawback that can be traced to inadequate planning and implementation. Traditionally, fishery has been among the most neglected sectors and over the years little has been done to tap its immense potential. …
Galle Chief Magistrate, Thamara Tennakoon fined Rs. 330,000 on three fishermen who were found guilty of fishing using dynamites. The three fishermen were K. Anil De Zoyza, M. Somaratne and D. Dharmasena. Each of them was fined Rs. 110,000. They were remanded after being arrested on January 14. The explosives …
Chandigarh, February 12 Emboldened by its previous success in pisciculture, the Haryana government is planning to bring 20,000 hectares of water area under pisciculture and to produce 90,000 tonnes of fish by stocking 4,000 lakh seed soon. An area of 200 hectares would be renovated under the National Fisheries Development …
