Most of the fishermen who participated in the public consultation on amendments required to strengthen the CRZ Notification of 1991 in Chennai on Wednesday, urged Union Minister for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh, who chaired the public consultation meet, to implement the original notification of 1991, and to scrap the 25 amendments made to it in the last 18 years.

Chief Minister Digambar Kamat today reiterated his claim that the government is trying its best to support the traditional fishermen, whose houses face demolition under CRZ, according to High Court orders.
Briefing the media about his Delhi visit, wherein he had three crucial meetings, Kamat said he impressed upon the Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh to re-think on the issue.

CHENNAI: A draft Fishermen Rights Bill will be introduced in Parliament in December to protect the traditional rights of fishermen. It will be modelled on the Forest Rights Act, or The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006.

COASTAL Action Network, an umbrella organisation of 45 different coastal and fishermen-related groups in the State, announced that they are boycotting a proposed public consultation meet by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to be held in the city on Wednesday to gather opinion on amendments required in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification of 1991.

Sompeta, Aug. 18: Several fishermen, doctors and people

KOCHI: As part of framing new rules to save the 7,517-km coastline, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has decided to meet the fishermen community in Kerala.

Stakeholders in the State, including the fisher-folks, had strongly opposed the recently lapsed Coastal Management Zone draft notification.

BHUBANESWAR: City-based Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) has bagged two competitive projects worth Rs 3.58 crore and Rs 5.03 crore respectively as a lead centre to work for three years under the National Agriculture Innovation Project (NAIP).

Cavelossim Sarpanch Edwin Barretto has questioned the delay by the government in resolving the burning CRZ issue facing traditional fishermen inhabiting the coast.

BANGALORE: Fishermen from Bangalore city and outskirts have expressed concern over the farming of African catfish in many lakes and tank beds of the city.

This banned variety of fish, which feeds on native fishes and waste, is being illegally sold in the market.

Aarti Dhar

NEW DELHI: Bringing relief to the fishing community which feared displacement, the government on Friday announced that the draft Coastal Management Zone (CMZ) Notification, 2008 would be allowed to lapse on July 22.