Fisheries

PMK, VCK too oppose Marine Fisheries Bill

THE PMK and VCK on Tuesday urged the Centre to withdraw the Marine Fisheries (Regulation and Management) Bill.

Publication Date: 
25/11/2009
New Indian Express (Chennai)
Tags:
Fisheries, Fisherfolk, Marine Fisherfolk, Political Parties, Tamil Nadu
Fisheries

This belongs to us

The fishers of the Indonesian island village of Lamalera have an age-old tradition of whaling that mixes social, cultural and economic practices to sustain livelihoods.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2009
Pieter Tedu Bataona
Samudra
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Tags:
Whales, Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Fisherfolk, Marine Fisherfolk, Traditional Knowledge, Mammals, Indonesia
Fisheries

Remembering the source

The traditional Vietnamese system of social and community organization,
called van chai, can be the basis of a viable fisheries management system.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2009
Kenneth Ruddle
Samudra
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54
10
Tags:
Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Marine Fisherfolk, Traditional Knowledge, Religious Beliefs, Vietnam
Environment

 Spam in fishing net

Kalawati Eknath Mangela and Parvati Bai Somna do not consider themselves fisherwomen any mo

Publication Date: 
29/09/2009
Nidhi Jamwal
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Arabian Sea, Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Marine Fisheries, Migration, Marine Fisherfolk, High Court, Gujarat, Valsad (D), Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)
Fisheries

 Appellate tribunal dismisses appeal

Fishers

Publication Date: 
30/08/2009
Sumana Narayanan
Down to Earth
Tags:
Ports, Fisheries, Marine Fisherfolk, Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Gujarat, Kuchchh
Environment

 CMZ dropped

The committee set up to review the Coastal Management Zone (CMZ) notification has recommended the proposed law be allowed to lapse. The panel chaired by scientist M S Swaminathan suggested the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification of 1991 be strengthened instead. Any proposed legislation should take into account the problem of climate change induced sea level rise and growing pressure

Publication Date: 
14/08/2009
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Marine Fisherfolk, Legislation, CSE, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
Environment

Final frontier: agenda to protect the ecosystem and habitat of Indias coast for conservation and livelihood security

Report of the Expert Committee on draft CMZ notification chaired by M S Swaminathan submitted to Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh. Recommendations of this committee have been accepted and CMZ 2008 Notification, 2008 lapses on July 22, 2009.

Publication Date: 
16/07/2009
M. S. Swaminathan
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Tags:
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Sundarbans, Chilka, Coastal Development, Sea Level Rise, Marine Fisherfolk, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), NGO, CSE, India, A & N Island, Coastal Regulations, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
Fisheries

 Trawlers keep off Kerala coast

State promises free rations to jobless workers during seasonal ban mechanized boats stopped trawling the coastal waters of Kerala from June 15 following an annual ban imposed by the state till July 31 to protect fish stocks that spawn during this period. For once, the 4,000-odd trawler owners and workers have not opposed the ban imposed every year since 1988. Earlier they used to

Publication Date: 
14/07/2009
P N VENUGOPAL
Down to Earth
Tags:
Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Marine Fisherfolk, Kerala
Fisheries

Empty coasts, barren seas

Gaining access to the territorial waters of many developing countries has been a goal of expanding global capital in recent years. It comes in different forms and under different names but with the single objective of extracting profits for big business. The European Union (EU) is at the forefront of this drive.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2009
Seedling
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0
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Tags:
Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Aquaculture, Trade, Endangered Species, Marine Fisherfolk, Exports, Asia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Developing Countries, European Union (EU)
Fisheries

Starry, starry night

An innate knowledge of astronomy among the traditional fi shers of the southwest coast of India has, for generations, helped them in their fi shing activities.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2009
P. Robert
Samudra
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Tags:
Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Marine Fisherfolk, Traditional Knowledge, Astronomy, India, Kerala

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