In April 2010, an explosion aboard the BP drill rig Deepwater Horizon killed 11 workers and caused the worst oil spill ever in American waters. Initially, government officials and BP officers denied the situation was serious. As details of the spill volume, and of damage to Gulf of Mexico fisheries, became known, panic set in.

Better late than never. After a long delay, Assam is poised to make rapid strides in freshwater prawn cultivation. Pilot projects in the state have dispelled doubts over the feasibility of fresh water prawn farming in this region.

According to sources in the Fisheries Department, fresh water prawn will be available in the state very soon.

People from 35 coastal villages in Vasai, Thane district, began their long march to the Vidhan Bhavan on Sunday to press their long-standing demand for exclusion from the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation.

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation's (MSRDC) plan for a coastal road on the seaward side of the Bandra-Versova stretch could lead to the decimation of five prominent fishing villages that supply seafood to the city and help fisher folk make a livelihood.

The MSRDC is considering a coastal road, including a small sea-link , over the stretch to decongest traffic and reduce

It will be lifted on May 30
RAMANATHAPURAM: The 45-day annual ban on fishing begun on Friday in different coastal parts of the State.

Almost all 700 mechanised boats at Rameswaram were anchored at the fishing harbour. Similarly, boats at Mandapam and Pamban also did not venture into the sea.

With a view to giving social security to fishermen engaged in fish farming, accidental insurance is being done for them and their families. A total 1 lakh 98 thousand 122 fishermen and family members have been covered under group insurance scheme.

Aims at better price realisation for farmers by using technologies
The State government has come out with an

New Delhi: Antibiotic shots, being used at will to make chickens fatter or shrimps bigger, will be soon regularized.
For the first time, National Policy for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance has put a cap on how much antibiotics can be pumped into seafood or poultry products, including shrimps or fish and fishery products.

The policy has named common antibiotics like tetracycline

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has asked for a report from his Environment and Industries Ministers on the plan to extract gravel and boulders from 36 freshwater streams in the state endangering half of the habitat of the state