Mumbai: Shri Ugwatyadev Rahivasi Seva Sangh, representing families in the coastal land between Bhandup and Mulund, has moved court against the proposed wetland centre in the area.
EU REGULATION ON CATCH CERTIFICATES
A EUROPEAN Union regulation that catch certificates are mandatory for exports, has bought back the limelight on the Marine Fisheries (Regulation and Management) Bill, 2009.
Kutch Coast is one of the rare ecological zones in the world having rich bio-diversity. It comprises of mangroves, Coral reefs, Mudflats, Seaweeds, Commercial Fishes and several rare marine species. The mangroves of Kutch are the second largest after the Sunderbans in the mainland of India.
KOCHI: The State Government is planning to launch a scheme on the lines of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP) which will assure earnings of around Rs 200 a day to every fisherman.
The government is in the process of finalising the project, which is expected to be declared in the 2010-2011 Budget.
Srikakulam, Dec. 29: Former MLA and district president of Telugu Desam, Mr Gouthu Shyama Sundar Sivaji led a group of unemployed youth to Collectorate in a rally favouring thermal project coming up in Sompeta.
Copenhagen is only a small beginning and I hope, in the coming years, developed nations will support a city like Chennai that has a significant number of fishermen -- I Arul Aram,Assistant professor in the Department of Media Sciences in Anna University
Kerala Swathanthra Matsyathozhilali Federation and the National Fish Workers Forum have said that the provisions in the Marine Fisheries (Regulation and Management) Bill should be scrapped.