Inland Fisherfolk

Estimating the economic benefits of Investment in Monsoon Mission and High Performance Computing facilities

Every rupee spent on the National Monsoon Mission (NMM) and on augmenting high-performance computing used for weather modelling has returned ₹50 in economic benefits to poor farmers and fishing families, a report said. The report, released by the New Delhi-based National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), showed that ₹551-crore …

The order of the National Green Tribunal regarding frequent capsizing of barges on the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route, 27/07/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dakshin Banga Matsyajibi Forum Vs Inland Waterways Authority of India & Others dated 27/07/2022. The National Green Tribunal (NGT), July 27, 2022 directed Inland Waterways Authority of India, Syamaprasad Mookherjee Port (SMP) and Transport Department, West Bengal to file standard …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction activity in Lamphelpat wetland, Manipur, 05/01/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Popular Pisciculture Association Manipur Vs. The State of Manipur & Others dated 05/01/2016 regarding construction activity in Lamphelpat wetland, Manipur

Environmental histories and emerging fisheries management of the Upper Zambezi river floodplains

In response to a widespread decline in fisheries, scientists and policy makers have constructed models outlining the biological and social drivers that cause changes in fishing intensity and methods identified with overfishing. The models also address the consequences of overfishing, namely changes in biomass, trophic structure and ecosystem resilience, as …

Inland fish farmers trained in murrel culture techniques

They are taken to an aqua farm at Aaraikulam near Tirunelveli ENLIGHTENING: A fish farmer with murrel fish at the training programme on Tuesday. TIRUNELVELI: The Centre for Aquaculture Research and Extension (CARE) of St. Xavier

The fisherman's beacon

Fishermen risk life and limb to get their catch. Helping them assert their rights is the indomitable Mohammed Ali Shah, chairperson of the Pakistan Fisher Folk Forum and a member of the fishing community. "We educate fishermen about their rights,' he says. "We tell them about the importance of their …

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