Full Coverage: Fisheries

03.05.2008 "Dead zones" containing too little oxygen for fish to breathe are growing as global temperatures increase.
From: New Scientist

01.05.2008 Sri Lankan government’s decision to ease restrictions on fishing in Eastern Province, a territory hitherto controlled by LTTE rebels, will give much needed fillip to the industry – a major source of revenue for the country’s exchequer and livelihood for people. It will also help people recover from 2004 tsunami disaster.

28.04.2008 The significant shifts driven by climate change in the polar regions present new opportunities and pressures for development. These are challenges which demand holistic, integrated responses (PDF briefing).

15.04.2008 Komisi Nasional Hak Azasi Manusia (Komnas HAM) menilai konflik yang terjadi antara nelayan rawai dengan jaring batu di perairan Bengkalis, hanya menambah kemiskinan, terutama bagi nelayan kecil yang berada di pulau itu. Menurut hasil temuan Komnas HAM, pihak yang paling merasakan dampak pertikaian nelayan rawai dan jaring batu itu adalah masyarakat nelayan kecil di sekitar Bantan Air, Bengkalis.

09.04.2008 CARACAS, Apr 8 (IPS) - Trawl fishing is on its way out in Venezuela, amid demonstrations by artisanal fisherfolk who support the new law as amended by President Hugo Chavez.

18.03.2008 With over 100,000 Oliver Ridley turtles dying over the last decade in Orissa in eastern India, Greenpeace has set a target limit of 20% on turtle mortalities for the state government. Despite adequate funds, the state has failed to prevent illegal trawling.

29.01.2008 River dolphins of Bangladesh are facing a serious risk of extinction due to over-fishing, shortage of prey, pollution, etc. Efforts are now being made to protect them by monitoring salinity levels of rivers and preventing accidental killings of dolphins by fishermen.

25.01.2008 Euroopan unionia on vuosikymmeniä soimattu ryöstökalastelusta köyhien maiden vesillä. Uudet kumppanuussopimuksetkaan eivät tee EU:sta arvostelijoiden silmissä reilua kalakaveria.

21.01.2008 Hundreds of thousands of shrimp farmers face uncertainty as some 6,000 shrimp farms and hatcheries in Bangladesh's cyclone-hit southern districts were washed away. The country’s shrimp exports, a major foreign exchange earner, have suffered an estimated loss of US$ 36 million.

16.01.2008 The Indian fishing communities are upset with the Ministry of Environment and Forests on being left out of the consultation process over an Integrated Coastal Zone Management scheme under World Bank guidelines. They say the government is trying to bring in Special Economic Zones, tourist resorts and ports all along India's coastline.

20.12.2007 Increasing levels of greenhouse gases are threatening the disappearance of plants and animals in mountains globally, warns FAO, while also raising chances of flooding, species migration and loss of crops and life.

18.12.2007 Berdasarkan temuan Walhi Bali di lapangan, nelayan adalah salah satu kelompok masyarakat yang rentan terkena dampak perubahan iklim. Salah satu indikasinya, nelayan di Pemuteran, Kabupaten Singaraja, kini sangat sulit melaut karena perubahan iklim yang sulit diprediksi.

30.11.2007

02.11.2007 Immediate European Union action to combat pirate fishing has been demanded by a leading environmental activism group.

01.08.2007 Kemiskinan bukan hambatan untuk tetap melanjutkan sekolah. Hal itulah yang mungkin ada di benak warga Cikarang Utara, Bekasi. Dengan berternak lele, mereka berusaha untuk membiayai sekolah anaknya.

16.07.2007 Kelestarian sumber daya alam tidak hanya berfungsi secara ekologis, namun juga dapat menambah kesejahteraan. Oleh karena itulah, ibu-ibu nelayan di Wakatobi tengah mendapatkan pelatihan mengenai pengolahan rumput laut.

20.04.2007

26.12.2006 A dozen village information centres functioning in the tsunami-hit coastal villages of Tamil Nadu get Internet connectivity. This facility would provides the fishermen have access to video conferencing, weather reports, local market network on fishing trade in these villages.

12.12.2006 Denise Auclair arvioi World Economy and Developmentin artikkelissa Suomen puheenjohtajuuskauden saavutuksia kehityspolitiikan saralla ja nostaa esille muun muassa kehityspolitiikan johdonmukaisuuden esillä pitämisen sekä päätöksen kehitysyhteistyön omasta rahoitusinstrumentista.

07.12.2006 from NASA:
Observations from space show that as the climate warms, phytoplankton growth rates go down as does the amount of carbon dioxide these ocean plants consume. That allows carbon dioxide to accumulate more rapidly in the atmosphere, which would produce more warming. The implications for the entire oceanic ecosystem (much of which ends up as food for humans) are dire.