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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Ice does not lie
Says the eminent Alaskan scientist Maynard Miller. <font class='UCASE'>manu n kulkarni</font> visits this land of the midnight sun to know what causes its glaciers to recede and what endangers its rare wildlife
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Fishing jobs
Fishing ban in Tawa reservoir leaves villagers with no work
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Thailand bans, Indonesia holds back
Close on the heels of the eu issuing fishing quotas (see Down To Earth,
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Fishing solutions
Pakistan s fisherfolk launch movement against Rangers
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Swamphen vanishing from Bakhira lake
It was a bright sunny morning when I reached the Bakhira lake. Bakhira is reputed to be the biggest natural wetland in Uttar Pradesh and is known for its purple swamphens. The birds are known to be
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Fishing village redefined
In terms of user-friendliness, Tamil Nadu's rehabilitation has been disastrous
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Neermahal: palace on shrinking lake
In 1930, the ruler of the then princely state of Tripura commissioned the British company Martin and Burns to construct a summer resort for him. The Maharaja got his palace nine years later: in the
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Amicably settled
A long-standing dispute over losses faced by Malaysian fisherfolk due to land reclamation activities by Singapore near the international waterway dividing the two nations has ended. In a deal struck
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Trouble s back door entry
Eu members recently agreed over eu fisheries commissioner Joe Borg's proposal to send fishing boats to tsunami-affected Asian countries. But experts warn that instead of having a positive effect,
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Tactless fisherfolk pactless
Another worthy cause has been lost to the number game. Almost 15 million fishworkers of the world suffered a blow when the 93rd annual conference of the International Labour Organisation (ilo) did