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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65,000 mts of inland fish targeted by 2008
The Fisheries and Ocean Resources Ministry (Sri Lanka) has projected to produce 65,000 metric tonnes of inland fish by 2008. This is an increase of 30,000 mts against the current production of
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Exploring Opportunities in Aquaculture
An Australian consultant recently expressed his surprise that we have for long not seriously considered of having a systematic development plan for fresh water fisheries in Sri Lanka. "The basic
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Demand for fish set to fire
World Fish demand will soar by 2020, with supplies straining to meet a growing hunger for seafood in China and other developing countries, a report has warned. The world will eat 127.8 million tonnes
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Caught in the net
Environment ministry ban poses threat to Sundarbans fishermen's livelihood. On a small island, south of the 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, a monumental struggle is brewing. The island's stake
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MRC begins study of coral reefs in Addu atoll
The Marine Research Center (Maldives) has started a study of coral growth in Addu Atoll. The Assistant Director General of the Marine Research Center Ahmed Hafiz said that in the yearlong survey,
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Now its shrimp wars
The nasty catfish war with Vietnam has tempted American shrimpers to engage in some trade mischief of their own. Using spurious allegations of unfair trade practices, American catfish farmers have
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Maldives, Japan, UNDP sign extension phase of pearl culture project
The governments of Maldives and Japan, and the United Nations Development Program, signed a "Pearl Culture Extensions and Marketing Project.' This project is a continuation of the successfully
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Oyster cultivators feel from baby boom
The heatwave that scorched France in August has triggered an unsustainable surge in the population of baby oysters in the Bay of Arcachon, the main breeding ground for the French shell-fish industry.
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River fish vanish as drought laps up water from Malnad lakes
Kucchu, Avulu, Korava, Moragodu, Baale, Suragi, Godle...Where have these mouth-watering fresh water native fish varieties of Karnataka gone? Thanks to mounting problems, these fish families have been
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Licence for fishing: HC directive
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has held that the recommendations of the expert committees on marine resources should be considered while granting licence for fishing under the Kerala