Water Pollution

Vietnam court swamped by fishermen seeking to sue Taiwan firm's steel unit

Hundreds of Vietnamese fishermen traveled to a small provincial court on Monday to sue one of the country's biggest investors for compensation over an accident at its $10.6-billion steel plant, act

Publication Date: 
27/09/2016
Reuters
Tags:
Water Pollution, Fisherfolk, Vietnam, Environment, Toxic Wastes, Industrial Pollution, Fisheries, Compensation
Fisheries

One of the World's Biggest Fisheries Is on the Verge of Collapse

Dock workers use cranes to off-load frozen tuna from a Chinese-owned cargo vessel at the General Santos Fish Port, in the Philippines.

Publication Date: 
30/08/2016
National Geographic News
Tags:
Fisheries, Marine Life, Marine Ecosystems, China, Philippines, Fisherfolk
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding "development works" in Lamphelpat wetland, Manipur, 25/07/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of The Popular Pisciculture Association, Manipur Vs. State of Manipur & Others dated 25/07/2016 regarding "development works" in Lamphelpat wetland, Manipur and displacement of people dependent for their livelihood on pisciculture, cultivation of rice and for cultivation of aquatic edible plants. Tribunal directs Government of Manipur to come up with a package for rehabilitating the people who were dependent on the wetland.

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Judgement Date: 
25/07/2016
Tags:
Wetlands, Fisherfolk, Manipur, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Rehabilitation, North East
Fisheries

The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2016

Global per capita fish consumption has risen to above 20 kilograms a year for the first time, thanks to stronger aquaculture supply and firm demand, record hauls for some key species and reduced wastage, according to a new FAO report published.

Publication Date: 
07/07/2016
FAO
Tags:
Aquaculture, Fisheries, Fish, Inland Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Food Security, Nutrition, India, Global, Fisherfolk, Climate Change, Sustainable Development
Fisheries

Crack down on illegal fishing to protect millions of workers in West Africa: thinktank

West Africa nations must crack down on foreign fleets fishing illegally off its Atlantic coastline and build up their fisheries to protect the livelihoods of millions of people, a leading thinktank

Publication Date: 
29/06/2016
Reuters
Tags:
Fisheries, Africa, Illegal Trade, Marine Fisheries, Fisherfolk, Ghana, Liberia, Mauritania, Marine Life, Marine Ecosystems, FAO
Fisheries

Technical and socio-economic characteristics of small-scale coastal fishing communities, and opportunities for poverty alleviation and empowerment

The document provides an overview of the situation that small-scale fishers in developing countries face in terms of: financial and economic performance of fishery enterprises; vulnerabilities and poverty; adaptations to a changing environment including, climate variability and change; and access to technology, infrastructure, financial services

Publication Date: 
31/05/2016
Uwe Tietze
FAO
Tags:
Marine Fisheries, Poverty, Food Security, Fisheries, Ecosystems, Developing Countries, India, Fish, Fish Marketing, Environment, Climate Change, Fisherfolk
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction activity in Lamphelpat wetland, Manipur, 23/05/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Popular Pisciculture Association Manipur Vs State of Manipur & Others dated 23/05/2016 regarding construction activity going on in Lamphelpat wetland in the State of Manipur.

Judgement Date: 
23/05/2016
Tags:
Wetlands, Manipur, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Pisciculture, Fisherfolk
Environment

U.S. judge nixes lawsuit against World Bank over power plant in India

A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Indian fishermen and farmers who sued the World Bank over a loan for a power plant they claimed ravaged the environment.

Publication Date: 
31/03/2016
Reuters
Tags:
Environment, United States Of America (US), Court, Energy, World Bank, India, Fisherfolk, Gujarat, Coal, Thermal Power Plants
Wildlife

Characterization of the artisanal fishing communities in Nepal and potential implications for the conservation and management of Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica)

The Ganges River dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) (GRD) is classified as one of the most endangered of all cetaceans in the world and the second scarcest freshwater cetacean. The population is estimated to be less than 2,000 individuals. In Nepal’s Narayani, Sapta Koshi, and Karnali river systems, survival of GRD continues to be threatened by various anthropogenic activities, such as dam construction and interactions with artisanal fisheries.

Publication Date: 
12/01/2016
Shambhu Paudel, Juan C. Levesque, Camilo Saavedra & et al
PeerJ
1-23
Tags:
Dolphin, Fisherfolk, Nepal, South Asia, Rivers, River Pollution, Ganga, Hydrology, Endangered Species
Hazardous Waste

Fishermen OK Tepco’s plan to dump Fukushima plant water into sea

FUKUSHIMA – Fishermen in Fukushima Prefecture on Tuesday approved a plan by Tokyo Electric Power Co. to take contaminated groundwater continuously flowing into the stricken Fukushima No.

Publication Date: 
26/08/2015
Japan Times (Japan)
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Radioactive Waste, Japan, Nuclear Power Plants, Fisherfolk, Marine Ecosystems, Groundwater Pollution, Marine Pollution

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