Fish production in NE to be doubled by 2020
SHILLONG, Sept 11 – The Centre is planning to double the fish production in North-eastern region and aims at increasing its per capita availability to 15 kg by 2020. “We have a daunting task of achieving
Fisheries
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TRAWLING CONCESSIONS
The government of Pakistan will allow factory trawlers of China, Taiwan and Korea to do deep-sea fishing in the country's waters. "The permits to foreign trawlers require the mandatory installation
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Fish in the net
a global network of marine reserves should be established to halt the alarming decrease in fish stocks, say leading marine scientists. In a
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Saving the shark
taking serious note of shark over fishing, environmentalists have filed a suit in the us district court in Tampa, Florida, against the us government, alleging that the National
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Relocating to resuscitate
Fishing, boat traffic and industrial effluents have put the rare Chinese Yangtze river dolphins at risk. But there is hope on the horizon for these aquatic creatures with Chinese scientists chalking
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Trawling ban imposed on Kerala's coastal waters
Trawling ban in Kerala
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CUBA
Beset by falling fish catches, Cuba has decided to create new, highly independent and flexible production units, with economic and labour conditions which will guarantee worker stimulation. The move
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Dwindling numbers
Gone are the glorious days when a giant fish catch took place in Tonle Sap
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In Court
Turn of fate: Oyster fishers of Louisiana, us, received a major setback when the Louisiana Supreme Court rejected their us $1.3 billion claim of loss of livelihood due to a coastal restoration
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In short
Nandigram On March 18, 2007, the Calcutta High Court again adjourned the much-awaited hearing of the Nandigram case (see
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Hop, skip and jump
From ancient fish genes geneticists have reconstructed a stretch of DNA that can "hop' in and out of chromosomes. This gene could expedite the development of gene therapy to tackle diseases. Such