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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Pleasure island
andaman and Nicobar Islands intends to promote "high-value low-volume eco- friendly tourism' in a big way. The administration is wooing private entrepreneurs to develop resorts, introduce
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Dwindling numbers
dolphins in Brahmaputra river are dying. A recent census conducted in the Guwahati-Bangladesh region has found that the dolphin ( Platanista gangetica) population in the Brahmaputra river system
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Craft in crisis
Fisher Artisans of the Waters: Past Traditions, Contemporary Realities
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It s just the basic
But NEP has little to empower communities in resource use
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In short
waste proposal: Argentina will use alternatives to waste incineration. A government plan calls for a ban over incineration as a treatment and disposal technology, including use of waste as input to
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CHARGES DENIED
Broken Hill Proprietary Corporation (BHP), an Australian minerals, energy and steel company, will contest charges of polluting fish habitats near its isolated Ekati diamond mine in the North West
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PROTECTING FISH
Fishing has been banned in 28 rivers and canals flowing through the Sunderbans of Bangla desh. This has been done to conserve the aquatic biodiversity and encourage the sustainable development of
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ASDA to review monkfish ban
After keeping monkfish off its shelves for a month, the British supermarket chain asda has now agreed to review the ban. asda had imposed the ban and urged celebrity chefs to keep the fish off
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Who's eating the fish?
PERUVIANS catch 11.6 million metric tonnes (MT) of fish annually but consume only 3 kg - 16 per cent of the amount recommended by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) - per head. Measures
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Fishy ban
the Kerala government has banned the operation of fishing trawlers in the Arabian coast. The ban has become effective for 45 days starting from June 1, 1998. However, the fishermen have expressed