Untimely rains have left farmers in dire straits.

It is imperative for farmers to take up alternative jobs, along with farming to increase their income, said Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU) Administrative Board Member Monappa Karkera inaugurating the

This new UNEP report looks at the pressures and the drivers of ecosystems degradation that affect inland fisheries, and reviews opportunities on how to manage inland fisheries sustainably through ecosystem management approaches.

KOLLAM: Fisheries Minister S.Sarma has said that the Kerala Ulnadan Fishery Bill 2010 (Inland fisher Bill) would be introduced in the next session of the Assembly.

Marine capture fisheries already facing multiple challenges due to overfishing, habitat loss and weak management are poorly positioned to cope with new problems stemming from climate change, an FAO study suggests. Small island developing states

This study documents the deteriorating riverine environment of Sindh. Previous studies have also highlighted this issue but the referencing and documentation is generally fragmentary.

This publication provides guidance on how to implement the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) using an ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture.

They are taken to an aqua farm at Aaraikulam near Tirunelveli

ENLIGHTENING: A fish farmer with murrel fish at the training programme on Tuesday.

KOCHI: The second edition of Vembanad Fish Count, a survey being organised to identify backwater fishery resources, will be held on May 27.

The survey, jointly organised by various stakeholders such as government agencies and NGOs, aims to create awareness to protect bio-diversity.

This issue of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture features some of the aspects of fisheries and aquaculture that may receive increasing attention. Among these aspects are climate change, the use of marine genetic resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction, and the proliferation of private standards

GUWAHATI, Dec 15: Green signal from the Multi-Disciplinary Group (MDAG) constituted in accordance with the directive of the Ministry of Environment and Forest is a must for Oil India Limited (OIL) to conduct the proposed seismic survey of the Brahmaputra bed. The MDAG will give its mandatory nod only if it finds that the survey will not affect the aquatic animals of the river.

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