Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Coastal issues and concerns: challenges for the research community prepared by Consortium of Coastal Academic Institutions for the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM). NCSCM introduce measures to greatly strengthen research and regulatory capacity at all levels; emphasis on the need for Institutions for Coastal Research; strengthen current regulatory …
Longline fishery is exerting an impact on the sea turtle populations of the seas around India, as in the case of many longline fisheries operating in other parts of the world. During the tuna longline survey conducted by four research vessels of Fishery Survey of India, 87 sea turtles were …
Kochi: Aquaculture production increased by more than 30% during the last financial year largely because of increased output in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, officials at the Marine Exports Product Development Authority (MPEDA) said. During 2009-10, total production touched 1,06,000 tonne and exports were also on the higher side, MPEDA …
Ed Pilkington More than 20 million people employed in the fishing industry may need to be retrained for other work over the next 40 years if the final collapse of fish stocks in the world's oceans is to be avoided, the U.N. warned on Monday. The U.N.'s environment branch, UNEP, …
an oil spill near the Gopalpur port in Orissa on April 12 has triggered concern over the safety of Olive Ridley turtles. The mishap occurred 17 km from the Rushikulya river mouth, one of the main nesting grounds of the endangered turtles. The oil slick may have killed marine organisms …
In 2009, the European Commission estimated that 88% of monitored marine fish stocks were overfished, on the basis of data that go back 20 to 40 years and depending on the species investigated. However, commercial sea fishing goes back centuries, calling into question the validity of management conclusions drawn from …
A recent evaluation of relative environmental impact of countries published in PLoS ONE. Finds that 10 countries with the worst global footprint are Brazil, US, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Australia & Peru. Environmental protection is critical to maintain ecosystem services essential for human well-being. It is important to …
Defying predictions for a drawn-out battle, parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species rejected a bid to ban cross-border trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna, the Rolls Royce of the species, early at their meeting in Doha during the last two weeks of March.
This synthesis focuses on estimates of biodiversity change as projected for the 21st century by models or extrapolations based on experiments and observed trends. The term
The National Marine Fisheries Census-2010 has commenced on Friday at all marine states of the country. According to a press release by Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), the census will continue up to May 15. The fisheries census will collect different information related to marine fisher folk of the …
Mumbai To maintain fishing standards and set up regulations on excessive fishing, the state has decided to carry out a study to assess how fishing-related regulations would impact fisherfolk. The study, to be conducted by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) at the behest of the Ministry of Agriculture, …
oil exploration Argentine veterans cry war As diplomatic tensions between the UK and Argentina escalate following oil drilling plan near the Falklands, Argentine war veterans have threatened to invade the South Atlantic archipelago controlled by the UK. A war vets’ association in Bruenos Aires demonstrated in front of the British …
Mumbai Seafood in the city could be brought from severely polluted waters and contains several toxic chemicals, a one-year study done by the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals has revealed. The 13-page report called
KOCHI: The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), here, will begin the month-long National Marine Fisheries Census 2010 from April 16 in all maritime states of the country. The exercise includes collecting information about marine fishermen, their crafts and gears, socioeconomic profile, demographic features and behavioural parameters, said a statement. …
G Saravanan | ENS WITH the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) embarking on a mammoth data collection exercise - National Marine Fisheries Census 2010 - from Friday across all the coastal states, the country would be getting a detailed report on marine fisherfolk population and their economic status in …
Tropical bottom trawling is among the most destructive fishing practices, catching large quantities of bycatch, which are usually discarded. We used questionnaire surveys of trawl fishers to look at changes in catches over the last 30 years (1978
C. Jaishankar They have high value in commercial market worldwide PROFITABLE:Ornamental fishes produced at Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute at Mandapam. RAMANATHAPURAM: The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, CMFRI, Mandapam has developed a new technology for growing marine ornamental fishes, which have high value in commercial market world wide. G. …
tlantic bluefin tuna could be the first widely eaten species to be banned from being traded internationally. Would it work, and would it set a useful precedent for other species?
Momentum carrying the bluefin tuna towards an endangered species listing - and an effective trade ban - appears to be slowing as key countries align themselves with Japan, which strongly opposes such a prohibition.
