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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Rare species of fish spotted
A rare species of fish, Karnataka Labeo (Labeo Nigrescens Day), has been spotted in the Chalakkudy river. This is the second time that this variety is being reported from the water bodies of Kerala.
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Fishermen sound optimisitic after a prized catch of while praws
A moderate catch of the much-sought after "white prawns" has heralded the commencement of the unofficial fishing season, even all the players connected with the fishing industry sounded optimistic of
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CMFRI plans major study on mud banks
In its bid to trace out the missing links of mud banks, popularly known as
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Fishing ban during monsoons help increase in production: report
The imposition of the fishing ban in Goa for two months during the monsoons should help increase fish production in the long run as has been demonstrated in Kerala, states a report by the National
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Plumbing the depths, there's less to plumb
Most of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans, and their vastness and biological bounty were long thought to be immune to human influence. But no more. Scientists and marine e xperts say decades
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Fish introduction and GMOs
National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency Marine and coastal fisheries in Sri Lanka contribute 85% to 90% to the total fish production. Many commercially important coastal and marine
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Waterbase ties up with US co for high-end seafood
Waterbase Ltd, a Rs 120-crore integrated aquaculture company, has tied up with a leading US brand for processing and supplying value-added, hi-end seafood products, according to its Chief Executive,
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UK's Seafood industry readies for 'Vegetarian Oysters'
The next big thing in seafood could be a 'vegetarian oyster' produced from seafood. A Scottish fish farm is experimenting with methods to mass-produce seaweed to export to restaurants across Europe
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Tuna takes biggest chunk of fish exports
Fish export receipts have increased in the first half of the year with tuna fishery taking the big chunk of fish exports. Frozen tuna generated Rf175 million in revenue. This is a 54.9 percent
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Shrimp sector asked to fight US dumping duty
Aquaculture - facing a number of problems such as frequent outbreak of diseases, attack by environmentalists and rejection of consignments by European countries on grounds of contamination - is now