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 …
Shimla: Not only for the production of apple but Himachal Pradesh is slowly receiving recognition for its fish cultivation too. During the last financial year, state recorded 9.2% growth in fish production. The year 2015-16, state recorded 11,798.72 metric tons of fish production worth Rs 109.80 crore which is 1062.61 …
Vietnam is investigating a massive fish kill at aquatic farms and in waters off the country's central provinces that state media reports have tied to alleged toxic discharges coming from a steel complex built by Taiwan's Formosa Plastics. The Taiwan's company local unit Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corp, …
Study finds protecting a single type of herbivorous fish could be crucial to the recovery of reefs from damage related to climate change Limiting the take of just one type of fish could protect coral reefs around the world from the most serious immediate impacts of climate change, researchers have …
NEW DELHI: Out of 96,000 animal species in the country, more than 50 have been assessed as "critically endangered" and 310 as "endangered", the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. "Studies conducted by Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have recorded 96,000 species of animals from India. "Among these, International Union …
BENGALURU: A day after thousands of fish were found dead in Ulsoor Lake, the government has ordered a clean-up. It also set a week’s deadline for stakeholders to give reasons for the fsh kill. Mahendra Jain, Additional Chief Secretary, Forests, Ecology and Environment, visited the lake with Lakshman, Chairman, Karnataka …
Dead fish found floating in Ulsoor lake in the heart of Bengaluru. Strong stench welcomed morning walkers at the Ulsoor lake on Monday. The malodour was of the fish that died in the lake since Sunday night and up to Monday morning. The foul smell of the dead fish floating …
Hundreds of fish were found dead at Devigere lake, in the city, on Tuesday. Lack of oxygen is suspected to be the cause behind the death of fish. Passersby, who noticed dead fish floating in Devigere, on Tuesday morning, informed the City Municipal Council officials. The officials, who inspected the …
Raipur: Chhattisgarh government will undertake a survey using remote sensing satellite technology for mapping the location of ponds, rivers and other water bodies to encourage fish farming in the state. "The state has sufficient number of ponds, water bodies and rivers to produce fish of any variety. Therefore, the government …
Traces of cadmium, a chemical found in car batteries and used in the nuclear fission processes, are showing up in edible salt-water oysters in Goa, a tourism-oriented coastal state known for its beaches as much as its seafood. Cadmium is toxic, carcinogenic and teratogenic (ability to impede development of an …
The fisherman community of Odisha have alleged that their opinion is being neglected to revise National Fisheries Policy Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries of Central government has constituted an expert committee to develop a revised NFP. The expert committee had decided to hold consultation with public to be …
A study done by the students of Thane College revealed that the creek water had become polluted, as the fish in the creek had traces of mercury and lead in them. Repeated incidents of the creek fish dying during last several years only confirmed that the water quality was deteriorating. …
Two critically endangered sea species, including the world’s smallest porpoise, are in imminent danger of extinction due to an illegal trade in fish swim bladders so valuable that they are known as “aquatic cocaine”. British conservationists warn that the vaquita porpoise could be extinct by 2018 because of the continued …
The eighth National Steering Committee on Climate Change (NSCCC) approved four projects from Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Punjab and also considered one project submitted by Government of Madhya Pradesh, at a meeting held here today. The agenda of the meeting was to consider the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) submitted by …
Research throws light on rapid increase in feral fish population Research undertaken by Fisheries Development Officer, Gadwal, research scholars and a faculty member of Osmania University, Hyderabad, has revealed that feral fish are causing the decline of presence of other species of Major Indian Carps, Minor Indian Carps and Catfish …
The officials of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), who inspected the Karave holding pond after hundreds of fish were found dead in it last Saturday, have found that it was still being polluted by the domestic sewage lines. This seems to be a likely cause for the fish deaths in …
Over 250kg fish were found dead along the shores of Airoli, Gothivli, and Ghansoli creeks on Monday and Tuesday—the first and second day of high tide this month. Fisherfolk have alleged that the fish died due to polluted water flowing into the creeks from residential pockets and industrial corridors. Yashwant …
If you've never thought about how a whale's poo affects you, the time is now. Why? Because the faecal matter of whales, oversized land mammals, seabirds and migrating fish plays a critical role in fertilising the planet. But a new study shows species decline and extinction is threatening the planet's …
Exotic organisms introduced into non-native ecosystems may invade and affect the native biodiversity, which might lead to serious ecological, economic and sociological threats. Among the various pathways of introduction of non-native species, on-line pet trading is the most recently emerging method which facilitates rapid introduction of exotic species. Though on-line …
THIMPU: A snub-nosed mon key that sneezes when it ra ins, a walking fish and a jewel like snake are among more than 200 new species discove red in the fragile eastern Hi malayas, according to a new report by WWF. A report on wildlife in Nepal, Bhutan, the far …
