Report by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board to the National Green Tribunal dated March 9, 2023. Report of the Joint Committee appointed by the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Original Application No. 592/2022 with respect to the petition filed by All Traditional River Fishermen Association, Karnataka. The …
LE BERNARDIN, a four-star restaurant in Manhattan, USA, serves caviar-topped oysters and salmon with truffle sauce. But what the hotel does not serve is their clients' popular choice the swordfish. A notice on the menu says that the restaurant is supporting a conservation campaign and will not serve swordfish in …
More than 23 fishermen have been feared dead and several injured as two boats capsized in the stormy seas in the Bay of Bengal off the southern coast of Bangladesh. Amid renewed fears of flooding, heavy rains continued to lash the country where nearly 300 people have already died in …
scientists and marine biologists have warned that catching of species that other fishes prey on will lead to collapse of marine ecosystems in the years to come. In eastern Canada, fisherfolk generally fish cod. As cod populations are depleting, they have resorted to catching shrimp, the cod's natural prey. In …
On why he refused to accept the Pew Foundation fellowship: Although the award is a recognition to our movement, the implications to the money associated with the award are different. The Philadelphia-based Pew Foundation is sponsored by the oil company, Sun, which has over the years contributed to marine pollution. …
A two-member team of experts from the European Union (EU) has started inspection of the seafood processing units in Kerala as part of the move to review the EU ban on Indian marine-food exports. About 20 people have been killed in some districts of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh by …
it's a battle between small fry and the big fish. Fisherfolk from 32 countries have launched a global forum to fight the fishing industry, aquaculture and marine pollution, which have affected their livelihood. Launched at the end of a five-day meet at New Delhi on November 21, the World Forum …
MORE than 200 fisherfolk from Andhra Pradesh went on a hunger strike in New Delhi recently to protest against the Aquaculture Authority Bill, 1997, which would virtually nullify the Supreme Court (SC) judgement banning aquaculture in the coastal regulation zone. The bill was debated and cleared within an hour by …
Indian fisherfolk are protesting again. They had demanded immediate cancellation of the existing licences issued to Joint venture, chartered, lease and test fishing vessels. Dismayed by the government's inaction on their demands, the fisherfolk launched an indefinite blockade of the Vishakhapatnam, Kandla and Mumbai ports in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and …
the picturesque islands of Mentawai along the southern coast of Sumatra may be a tourist's delight, but the coral reefs surrounding them tell a story of ecological disaster. Their destruction is suspected to have been caused by the use of explosives and sodium cyanide poison to kill fish in the …
a conservationists versus people tussle has built up in the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. Over the last few years, fisherfolk have persistently staked claim to the resources of the world's second largest marine reserve which houses sea cucumbers, sharks, lobsters, giant tortoises and sea horses, among other species. At the …
european, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese and Russian ships have today become a common phenomenon along coastal waters all over the world. This means a heavy blow to both the local eco-systems and the fisherpeople and fish processors. Social Watch, a Netherlands-based informal network of ngos concerned with social development published a …
Why are fisherfolk vehemently opposed to foreign deep-sea fishing vessels? There are 25,000 deep-sea fishing vessels all over the world. Many of these are now partially or totally idle because they have depleted marine resources worldwide. How many of the 25,000 industrial fishing vessels are operating in India? There are …
inspired by the success of informal banking schemes in rural Bangladesh, Kerala's department of fisheries initiated similar programmes of assistance, three years back. These schemes, which can be accessed only by fisherwomen, are primarily meant to assist them financially. The main state-level body heading the schemes is the Vanitha Fisheries …
On August 13, at the Colaba beach in Mumbai, the minister of state for food processing Dilip Kumar Ray offered coconut water to the fisherfolk's leader, Thomas Kocherry (seen on left) to break his seven-day fast against deep-sea fishing joint ventures (jvs). The minister assured in writing that no new …
traditional fisherfolk and their long-time rivals, the small mechanised boat operators, have got together to start yet another round of protests against fishing by giant joint venture (jv) vessels in India's exclusive economic zone (eez). For the first time ever, fisherfolk have plans to resort to commercial shipping blockade. The …
Scientists from the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University, Madras, made a major breakthrough recently when they developed a vaccine for the control of
fishing for a livelihood in deep waters is replete with dangers. Every year, statistics of deaths at high seas only show an upward trend. With the development of a new communication device, however, by the rural electronics division of the Electronics Research and Development Centre (erdc), Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, fisherfolk …
IN THE early hours of December 21, 1995, a group of fisherfolk assembled in thousands and staged a rasta roko (road block) on the National Highway No 17 at Byukampadi and Kulai, about eight km from Mangalore. They were protesting against the laying of a pipeline by the Mangalore Refinery …
SERVING these lesser known, 'exotic', deep sea delights, restaurant owners are pocketing a neat sum, while fisherfolk too are receiving a handsome price for their catch. The craze for deep sea cuisine, according to scientists, is beginning to upset the delicate ecosystem of the dark oceanic world which covers more …
RECENTLY, mood was upbeat among the traditional fisherfolk of India, as the long-awaited report by the Murari Committee on controversial deep sea fishing (DSF), came by favouring the stand taken by them. The report, finalised on January 24, has unequivocally opposed the government's DSF Policy of opening up the country's …
