Nuclear chemist and a professor of chemistry at the University of Sindh, Dr Mohammad Yar Khuhawar, has said that non-release of water downstream of Kotri Barrage has caused an increase in salt levels in river water and led to large-scale death of small fish.

Mr Khuhawar told journalists here on Monday that salt level had increased in water pooled in a small quantity at different places on the r

The Annual Plan for Meghalaya for 2011-12 was pegged at Rs. 2,727 crore at a meeting here on Tuesday between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and State Chief Minister Mukul Sangma.

In his comments on Meghalaya's performance, Mr.

The giant freshwater prawn and monsoon river prawn face threat of extinction because of high levels of pollution in the Indus waters and an acute shortage of water downstream Kotri Barrage, according to a study conducted by Prof Dr Wazir Ali Baloch of the Department of Freshwater Biology and Fisheries, University of Sindh.

Dr Baloch, who was on a visit to Thatta, told this correspondent that th

The tall green blades of salt marsh grass (Porteresia coarctata) or wild rice that grows in abundance on the mud flats of Sunderbans with the mangroves, are being used to develop fisheries into a more sustainable and environment friendly source of livelihood for the local villagers.

A common Bible story says Jesus fed 5,000 people with five loaves and two fish, which scholars surmise were tilapia.

But at the Aquafinca fish farm here, a modern miracle takes place daily: Tens of thousands of beefy, flapping tilapia are hauled out of teeming cages on Lake Yojoa, converted to fillets in a cold slaughterhouse and rushed onto planes bound for the United States, where some will a

Amidst increasing incidents of poaching by Indian and Sri Lankan fisherman in each other

Chandigarh Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday urged the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to establish regional research stations in the state to boost the agricultural, dairy and fisheries sectors.

The Government is working with the World Bank and other stakeholders to design the proposed Integrated Fisheries Livelihood Project.
The project will aim to increase the productivity and sustainable management of inland and marine capture fisheries resources, and improve the net incomes and livelihoods of local fishing communities.
The proposed project aims to improve the livelihood of at least

New Delhi Seafood exports during the last financial year have crossed the $2.67-billion mark mainly due to rise in demand from the US, Marine Exports Product Development Authority (MPEDA), sources said.

Exports to US registered a remarkable growth of 104 % in dollar realisation and 47% in terms of volume, while the total exports increased by 10.96 % in volume, 20.42 % in value (rupee ) and 25.5