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
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
The following is the input of ICSF to the Compilation Document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20).
As Europe moves towards privatization of fisheries, it is faced with the dilemma of balancing social and economic objectives in the new Common Fisheries Policy.
The Passamaquoddy tribe in eastern Maine, US, are indigenous fishers who are trying to exercise sovereign rights to resources.
A two-day workshop, titled “Fishery-dependent Livelihoods, Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity: The Case of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas in India”, was held in New Delhi during 1-2 March
SHILLONG: The State Cabinet on Tuesday approved the ambitious Meghalaya Aquaculture Mission aimed at enhancing fish production in the State. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday after the Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma informed that the Meghalaya Aquaculture Mission would be launched on March 5.
Itanagar: Researchers have discovered a new species of fish in Kalpangi River in Yazali under Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh. The new species, Garra Kalpangi, was named after the river from where it was discovered, officials said today. The team included K Nebeshwar from Manipur University, Kenjum Bagra Research Officer at Arunachal Pradesh Biodiversity Board and D N Das of Rajiv Gandhi University. The discovery of the new species was mentioned in an article published in the February, 2012 edition of the Journal of Threatened Taxa, a wildlife and conservation journal.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by five states seeking an order requiring that a range of steps be taken to keep the invading Asian carp out of the Great Lakes where they are considered
Govt gears up for ambitious Rs 500-crore project SHILLONG: Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma is expected to formally launch the much anticipated Meghalaya Aquaculture Mission on March 5. The Chief Minister who is in charge of the Fisheries department would be launching the mission at a function at Polo Ground to be attended by hundreds of fish farmers from the seven districts of the State.
Synergy between technology and public policy is essential for enhanced productivity in agriculture and aquaculture to meet the food and nutritional needs of the growing population, said M.S. Swaminathan, chairman, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation. Inaugurating an aquatic health testing facility at the Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) here on Thursday, he said that India was far below the production levels of China in agriculture and aquaculture. Transformational science could change the scenario but it needed a public policy.
As dismal as their condition has been, the ponds in Delhi could soon get a new lease of life — in the form of fish culture. The Delhi Cabinet on Wednesday decided to promote fish culture in the rural waterbodies