FISH HATCHERIES
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Employees’ Mass Termination: All you may want to know
More than 400 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service employees were dismissed during a virtual meeting on February 14. Agency officials conveyed the decision in a 20-minute call. Employees later received termination emails. The agency cited workforce planning as the reason.
Stock picks for next 5 years: Risk & patience are not antonyms.15 stocks where underlying business may see real change in coming years
For the second year in a row, the FM has acted like an entrepreneur who is willing to go the extra mile to change things in sectors which have been facing issues for decades. Beside the fact that all the companies on our list today have been out of favor with the street, there is another common thread running through them. They are all focused on and related to rural and coastal parts of the country. Increasing the earning and spending ability of rural India is a complex matter, unlike urban areas, where a cut in income tax rates works in this regard. So, these stocks are for long-term investors who have the ability to keep them till the time when the first indications of change appear in the real business of these sectors.
Budget proposals for marine sector to boost India's aquaculture, seafood exports: MPEDA
Various inputs used in the manufacture of shrimp and fish feed will now enjoy customs duty exemptions, MPEDA said, adding a number of feed inputs such as mineral and vitamin pre-mixes, krill meal, fish lipid oil, crude fish oil, algal prime, algal oil are fully exempted from any import duty.
'King of Lake Ohrid': The fight to save a Balkan trout
The Lin Hatchery in Pogradec, Albania, is working to release the final batch of newly spawned "Ohrid Trout" into Lake Ohrid. The trout, an indigenous species, has faced threats from habitat destruction, overfishing, and pollution. Albania and North Macedonia have signed agreements to protect the trout's survival. The hatchery has increased operations to produce 1.7 million hatchlings this year. The delicate process involves collecting and fertilizing eggs, monitoring oxygen levels and water temperature, and transporting the young fish back to the lake. However, addressing the underlying issues is crucial for preserving the trout's population.
Kisan Credit Cards to be extended to all fishermen soon: Union Minister Murugan
Union Minister of State L Murugan also pushed for seaweed culture and cage aquaculture and said a seaweed park would come up in Tamil Nadu and more such parks would be set up across the country.
Warming rivers in US West killing fish, imperiling industry
Hundreds of thousands of young salmon are dying in Northern California's Klamath River as low water levels brought about by drought allow a parasite to thrive, devastating a Native American tribe whose diet and traditions are tied to the fish. And wildlife officials said the Sacramento River is facing a “near-complete loss” of young Chinook salmon due to abnormally warm water.
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Assam is increasing production of indigenous and exotic ornamental fish
Set up with support from the National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad and Aquaculture and Biodiversity Centre and the State Fisheries Department, the Integrated Ornamental Fish Farming Unit is making headway in the production of indigenous ornamental fish of different species.
Assam fisheries department conduct successful Chital fish seed production
An attempt is being made very systematically for production of Chital fish seed in the fish farm at Raha by the Fisheries department through natural cum confined environment since April this year.
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath eyes fish farming to create jobs in state
According to the government spokesman, the chief minister plans to launch many beneficial schemes through the Department of Fisheries, which will not only promote fisheries business but will also provide jobs to the needy that will help them become self-reliant once again.
Slow movement of fish seeds from Bengal due to lockdown to impact fish production in the country
Trade officials said police harassment, fear of the virus, labour scarcity and shortage of trucks has blocked the movement of fish seed from Bengal to Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Fish feed production is also under stress as supply of raw materials is posing a problem as farmers are not being able to sell their commodities in mandis.
RGCA develops live feed for shrimp and ornamental fishes
Artemia, the most important live feed in shrimp and fish hatcheries, has been brought out by RGCA, the research wing of the Marine Products Export Development Agency (MPEDA), under the brand name ‘Pearl’.
Centre plans Rs 25,000 crore investment in fisheries sector
Rajni Sekhri Sibal, secretary of the newly formed department of fisheries, said the entire exercise will help double seafood exports in five years.
Multi-species aquaculture complex in Kochi to open on Saturday
Spread over 9 acres, the Rs 7.26-crore project is expected to cater to the demand from the aquaculture farmers in Kerala as well as the adjoining states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
West Bengal government to soon introduce new fishing method 'cage culture'
This will also help to bring down the pressure on the lakes and inland hatcheries.Scientists are also researching the viability of pearl culture in t cages.
India's first technology park for ornamental fishes to come up in Chennai in three months
The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), a nodal agency of the Union Commerce and Industry Ministry, has been a part of the steering committee for the project.
Indian aquaculture shrimp production crosses 5 lakh tonnes
Addressing the function Karnataka Fisheries Minister Pramod Madhwaraj said the west coast has immense scope for coastal aquaculture development.
Government to revise national policy on marine fishery
The government today said it is in the process of revising the national policy on marine fisheries and has sought inputs from the stakeholders.
Conservation project helps revive Mahseer in rivers
A four-decade-old conservation project has enabled the return of Mahseer in Indrayani river.Experts say the endemic fish, which can only be found in clean waters, was not spotted in the river since the 1970s.
Nod for modernising all 14 fish farms in Punjab
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal gave nod for modernising all the 14 fish farms across the state with an outlay of Rs 25 crore.
Arunachal Pradesh CM Nabam Tuki assures passage of fish in dams
AP CM Nabam Tuki today assured to incorporate in MoUs and MoAs provisions of passage for fish at dams of upcoming power projects in the state.
Jhunka river dam dying a slow death near Baikunthpur
A dam on river Jhunka, which had been a lifeline for Baikunthpur and nearby colliery township Churcha, is dying a slow death due to continuous discharge of untreated polluted water.
Coastal turtle-nesting site in danger
Environmentalists and villagers of Pannaiyoor in Rajakkamangalam panchayat are demanding the protection of a vital turtle nesting site on the coast here, after a fishing harbour was proposed in the area.
Dams destroying fisheries, livelihoods
The Delhi-based South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers & People (Sandrap) has urged the Union ministry of environment forests (MoEF) and its expert appraisal committee (EAC) on river valley and hydropower projects to take urgent steps to protect inland water fisheries and millions dependent on them.
AP eyes bigger share of EU shrimp market
Eyeing the growing demand from European Union for marine products, Andhra Pradesh government is planning to increase fish and shrimp production, and launch a quality drive.
Gujarat’s fishing policy nets goldfish
Fishing for ornamental fish is one of the corner stones of the fisheries policy being drafted by Gujarat government.
Tata group sign MoU with T N govt for setting up fisheries institute
The Tata group on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of undestanding with the Tamil Nadu government to set up a Fisheries Institute of Technology and Training (FITT).
Turtle Walk stretches to Mahabs
The forest department will extend 'Turtle Walk', the programme to save eggs and hatchlings of turtles that come to nest on Chennai's beaches, up to Mahabalipuram.
Fish farmers, entrepreneurs felicitated in Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh Minister of State for Fisheries Moti Kashyap felicitated three fish farmers and entrepreneurs from the country for their contribution in the field.
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