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Seafood output up 747% in 10 years Bhubaneswar: Brackish water aquaculture in the state has witnessed a growth of 747 per cent in the last 10 years with a commensurate increase in the value of seafood exports from the coastal state, an official said Friday. This was revealed at a high-level meeting held on digital mode under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra. Fisheries and Animal Resources Development (F&ARD) Secretary R Raghu Prasad said that there has been a significant growth in the sector over the last 10 years. “The production of brackish water fish increased from 11,460 MT in 2011-12 to 97,125 MT in 2020-21, marking a record growth of 747.51 per cent. Similarly, the area under brackish water aquaculture also increased from 5,860 hectare to 17,780 hectare during the period,” Prasad said. ....
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific 30 April 2021 India: Bangalore sanitation workers protest for personal protective equipment Sanitation workers in Bangalore, the Karnataka state capital, protested on Tuesday to demand personal protective equipment, such as masks and gloves, whilst at work. The sanitation workers, popularly known as pourakarmikas, are frontline employees, daily exposed to possible infection from COVID-19 and its variants. Workers said they were forced to handle dangerous and hazardous medical waste with their bare hands and that many households did not separate their waste. The highly exploited, mainly female employees complained that they do not have access to toilets, sanitisers or canteens during working hours. ....
Fishermen protest against hatcheries being too close to high tide line thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Express News Service CHENNAI: The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (CAA) has allowed establishment of aquaculture hatcheries within 200m from the High Tide Line (HTL), despite reports of coastal pollution and objections by the fishermen. The decision was taken at CAA’s 65th meeting held last month and an official order was issued recently. “CAA has resolved to permanently exempt establishment of coastal aquaculture hatcheries within 200m from the HTL from the provision of subsection 8(a) of Section 13 of CAA Act 2005, to facilitate the operation of coastal aquaculture hatcheries,” the order, accessed by Express, reads. V Kripa, Member Secretary of CAA, said “Considering the need for seawater access for operation of coastal aquaculture hatcheries, the CAA has permitted establishment of coastal aquaculture hatcheries along the coast of India by according exemption. Now, to redress the apprehensions, the CAA in its 65th meeting in exercise of the powers conferred ....
Union Minister inspects fish farm near Kavanur Updated: Updated: Giriraj Singh enquires about possibility of replicating such projects in other areas Share Article AAA Giriraj Singh, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, (second from left), at a Tilapia fish farm at Therkkupethampatti in Madurai district on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ASHOK R Giriraj Singh enquires about possibility of replicating such projects in other areas Giriraj Singh, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, on Sunday inspected a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) Tilapia farming at Therkkupethampatti near Kavanur in the district. Accompanied by Rajeev Ranjan, Secretary, Union Ministry of Fisheries, and K. Balaji, Joint Secretary, he inspected Svara Biotechnovations run by two fisheries professionals, S. Vaitheeswaran and S. Alagu Ravi. ....