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 …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday decried the Assam government after the latter failed to submit report on the 2000MW Lower Subansiri Hydro Power Project. The Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Ministry of Power also failed to submit their reports when the tribunal took up the case …
Though Tamil Nadu has a long coastline and a good fish catch, maintaining quality of the catch is a serious issue. A two-day seminar on developing fisheries in water-deficient regions got under way here on Tuesday. It aims to find various ways to enthuse the government into developing policies that …
Dead fish floating on the Ranchi Lake, commonly known as Bada Talab, are a common sight which has raised environmental concerns. Locals say the fish are dying because of depleting water levels, while others believe that rising pollution levels is the reason. The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) admits …
Whereas adult salmon swimming upstream through a ladder visibly illustrates the challenge a dam presents to fish returning home to spawn, the downstream passage of juveniles swimming toward the ocean is often a greater, although more unseen, challenge to their survival. Decades of work have identified many factors that affect …
JAMMU, Feb 19: Minister of State for Fisheries, Finance and Planning, Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma today said that fish production has reached 19.95 thousand tonnes during current year while 14000 license fishermen are earning their livelihood and the sector has vast potential of employment. He said that a modern Trout …
Poachers are robbing the Chambal river, flowing through the National Chambal Sanctuary, of its rich aquatic life right under the nose of the Etawah district administration. In a brazen act, an armed gang of poachers overpowered natives of Bhareah last week and fled with a seven-quintal cache of fish caught …
The state will raise objection to the new coastal regulation zone (CRZ) rules, 2011, which will impact the fishing community living along Kerala coast. Chief minister Oommen Chandy made this point while replying to an adjournment motion moved by CPM MLA S Sharma in the assembly on Wednesday. He said …
400 carcases found in single month on beach in Lambayeque region where more than 800 washed up in whole of 2012 More than 400 dead dolphins were found in January on the Pacific Ocean beaches of northern Peru where twice that number were encountered in the whole of 2012, officials …
Canadian diversified miner Teck Resources Ltd is investigating another spill at its Trail smelting complex in British Columbia, but said on Sunday it does not expect the incident to have a long-term impact on fish or the environment. Up to 25 cubic meters (883 cubic feet) of a solution containing …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shree P. Sasi Thalassery Vs The State of Kerala and others dated 28/01/2014 regarding problems due to the oozing out of foul smelling effluents from the vehicles transporting fish across and outside the State of Kerala. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/144-2013(SZ)(OA)_28Jan2014.pdf Previous …
Speakers at a seminar held here on Sunday urged the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, a major beneficiary of Keenjhar Lake, to invest in the rehabilitation of the lake, which was getting highly polluted by industrial runoff. They urged the government to take immediate measures to protect the lake from …
Fish population has been found to be very low during a survey currently in progress in 13 major creeks of Sindh. So far, 147 species of marine fauna have been identified. The survey is being carried out in Issaro, Wadi Kuddi, Dabbo, Mal, Pittaini, Hajamro, Chaan, Richhal, Jang River, Chann, …
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry is aiming to increase the fisheries sector income to Rs 50,000 million in the near future, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said. There is a significant rise in Sri Lanka’s fish exports during the past few years and it showed …
A new study has revealed that BP gulf oil spill is still influencing dolphin mortality, prognosis and reproductive health. Scientists caught dolphins in Barataria Bay (BB), Louisiana, and a site thought to be uncontaminated, and found that forty-eight per cent dolphins were given a guarded or worse prognosis, and 17 …
Mumbai : Decrease in dissolved oxygen levels at Kanderpada talao in Dahisar could have led to the sudden death of all the fish in it, as per a report on water samples from the pond received by the local ward office Monday. It reveals an increase in the amount of …
We've long known that the fish we eat are exposed to toxic chemicals in the rivers, bays and oceans they inhabit. The substance that's gotten the most attention — because it has shown up at disturbingly high levels in some fish — is mercury. But mercury is just one of …
MARGAO: Asserting that Ms Sagar Fish meal located at Bendurdem in Barcem village was operating without the mandatory consent to operate, Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) on Wednesday issued direction to the unit to close down. GSPCB Chairman Jose Manuel Noronha said the fish meal plant will remain closed …
The world will need 70 percent more food, as measured by calories, in order to feed a global population of 9.6 billion people in 2050 finds this new report by UNEP, UNDP, WRI and the World Bank. Also provides solutions to close the food gap by reducing excessive consumption. New …
This report analyzes global prospects for fisheries and aquaculture. The World Bank Group (WBG) Agriculture Action Plan 2013-15 summarizes critical challenges facing the global food and agriculture sector. An ever-increasing global population necessitates adequate food and nutrition for the growing population through increased production and reduced waste. Production increase must …
Mumbai: The state fisheries department has set up a committee to study the effects of industrial pollution on fish in Maharashtra’s coastal waters. In a government resolution, the fisheries department has directed the study of waters at creeks, estuaries and the sea to ascertain the effect of pollution on fish …
