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 …
Tonnes of fish were found dead floating on a large Karachi Port Trust area on Monday morning. People were seen collecting the dead fish mainly comprising mullets (called boi in local parlance), in the Karachi harbour, Manora channel and Chinna Creek early morning. A large quantity of fish was reportedly …
While the recent torrential monsoon rains led to the death of about 50 people in different incidents of electrocution and drowning in the city, it has also brought disaster for the marine life along Karachi coast. The local fishermen and citizens found thousands of dead fish of different sizes floating …
A recent study has shown that there has been a 43 per cent reduction over the past five years in the population of Indus River dolphin inhabiting the area between the Guddu and Sukkur barrages. However, there has also been a 44pc increase in the number of dolphins dwelling the …
Deteriorated aquatic habitat at Margalla hills due to municipal and industrial effluent from Rawalpindi and Islamabad are a potential threat for upstream migration and breeding of Fish ‘Tor Putitora’. Large scale extraction of truck loads of sand, gravel and stones from the Margalla hills have destroyed the natural breeding grounds …
In view of the Union government's decision to promote genetically improved farmed tilapia ( GIFT), the state government has accorded sanction for rearing genetically improved tilapia fish at Ponnani on conditional basis. The marine products export development authority in 2012 had urged the state to initiate steps for registration and …
Poachers fish in the Beas, the Sutlej and other water bodies in the region while the authorities stand as mute spectators. Poaching is rampant in Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Hoshiapur, Kapurthala, Nawanshar and Jalandhar districts even though the government has imposed a complete ban on fishing from June 15 to August 15. …
Adverse impact of climate change has been posing a serious threat to indigenous fish species, particularly the small ones, as most of the water bodies are now dying in Rajshahi especially in its high Barind tract. Fisheries scientists and specialists said breeding and grazing fields of the fish species have …
As many as 1.5 million freshwater fish of India belonging to 30 threatened species were exported from the country between 2005 and 2012. Of these, three endangered and vulnerable species, two of which are found in the Western Ghats, formed a significant portion of the exports, a recent research by …
The Punjab Government today said it has earmarked funds to the tune of Rs 11.16 crore for 2013-14 to promote fish farming in the state. Disclosing this here today, Punjab Fisheries minister Gulzar Singh Ranike said an outlay of Rs 11.16 crore has been earmarked in the annual plan 2013-14 …
The Department of Fisheries is implementing nine various development projects to increase fish resource in the district. Under the projects, setting up of fish sanctuary, beel nursery, releasing of local varieties fish fry in open water bodies and livelihood programme to the poor fishermen have increased the fish production in …
Kerala, on the South Western tip of Peninsular India is blessed with the South western and South Eastern monsoon which contributes to its vast fresh water bodies. But pollution of these water bodies has created physiological stress on its aquatic fauna. Among various forms of pollution in water bodies, detergent …
Not only do fish and invertebrates make their own sounds, but wind, waves and currents also create other background noise. And reefs especially are naturally noisy places. Add this noise to the engines and horns of shipping vessels and military sonars, and we have a full-blown orchestra of marine sounds. …
Small hydro power projects which is considered as an alternative to medium and large power projects built alongside big dam in Uttarakhand and elsewhere in the country are not environment friendly, says Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Experts at a conference in the Capital said that the the power …
Panama's researchers have played a key role in creating a rapidly growing salmon that may soon become the world's first commercially sold genetically modified (GM) animal. The US's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ruled the consumption of GM salmon to be as safe as conventional Atlantic salmon, and is …
Shimla, May 31: There will be a complete ban on fishing in all general reservoirs of the state from June 1 to July 31 and the sale of fish will not be permitted. Director of Fisheries Gurcharan Singh said today that special staff had been deputed to keep a strict …
Shimla, May 17: The state will import new and healthy genetic strains of trout from countries like Norway and Hungary with advice from experts at the Directorate of Cold Water Fisheries at Nainital so as to enhance its trout production. The State Fisheries Department has approached the Indian Council of …
Authorities push forward plans for 314 metre-high dam on Dadu river which would affect rare plants and fish Chinese environmental authorities have approved construction plans for what could become the world's tallest dam, while acknowledging that the project would affect endangered plants and rare fish species. The 314 metre-high dam …
Preliminary study by varsity department points to dip in oxygen level in the Karamana The mass mortality of fish reported from the stretch of the Karamana, near the Thiruvallam and Pallathukadavu ghats last week, could have been caused by the unusual rise in water temperature, reduction in flow and a …
Fishes found dead at the Thiruvallam stretch of the river After children, the next victims of the polluted waters of the Karamana river at Thiruvallam are the fishes in the river, several hundreds of which have been found floating dead since Wednesday. Barely three weeks after 20 children from the …
MAWPUN: The State Fisheries Research and Training Institute, complete with low cost fibre reinforced plastic hatchery was launched at Mawpun, near Umroi on Thursday. Inaugurating the building and hatchery, State PWD Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar lauded the Fisheries Department for what he termed as a “quality initiative” in the State. The …
