Clocking a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 11.48 per cent in 2004-05 and 2010-11, Karnataka has emerged as the leading coastal State with the highest growth in fish production, according to a research and analysis released by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).

Goa, on the other hand has registered a negative growth rate of fish production as the fish production has slipped from 9.9 lakh tonnes in 2004-05 to 94,000 tonnes now because of over-exploitation of fishery resources, highlights the ASSOCHAM analysis.

MUMBAI: Scientists in a quiet neighbourhood in Versova are testing the waters to see if Mumbai can be turned into a Gold Coast of sorts. Every morning, they try to map out areas in the sea where fishermen might find more schools of fish that day. Along the coastline of Maharashtra, as kolis assemble at the jetty before embarking on a fishing trip, they gravitate towards the community notice board for updates. Advance storm warnings are welcome during the monsoon, but on a routine basis, they are keener to know which direction to head in to net a bigger catch.

Illegal fishing practices are posing serious threat to fish resources and aquatic biodiversity. Creation of artificial substrata, use of dynamites in shallow parts of seas and fishing during high tides in backwaters have been reported in the State, though such activities have been banned by law.

Officials of the Fisheries Department had recently confiscated huge bundles of bamboo shoots from some fishing groups in Kochi, which were intended to create “paru” or artificial substrata, said E.G. George Kutty, deputy director of Fisheries, Ernakulam.

A farmer-scientist meet was the highlight of the second day of the Asia-Pacific Aquaculture Conference 2011 being held here.

Inaugurating the meet on the second day, chief executive officer of National Fisheries Development Board P Krishnaiah called upon the farmers to look for new technologies that are being developed in several relatedinstitutions.

The CEO of the premier fishery developmen

The United Nations, Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) recently released, the first global guideline for bycatch management and reduction of fishing discards which covers all types of bycatch including discards, that is, fish that are caught accidently and then thrown back into the sea either dead or dying.

Unmanaged bycatch and discards threaten the long term sustainability of many fishe

Fisheries Minister S.Sarma unveiling the digital system for forecasting potential fishing zones at Mariyanad.

The Fisheries Research and Training Institute Manawan is providing free of cost research facilities to the students of Zoology Departments of various colleges and universities in the province.

"Though the State has an abundance of rivers, ponds and beels, Assam is yet to attain self-sufficiency in fish production.

Its enormous water resources notwithstanding, Assam continues to be a deficit State in fish production. This is a drawback that can be traced to inadequate planning and implementation.

Galle Chief Magistrate, Thamara Tennakoon fined Rs. 330,000 on three fishermen who were found guilty of fishing using dynamites. The three fishermen were K. Anil De Zoyza, M. Somaratne and D. Dharmasena. Each of them was fined Rs. 110,000. They were remanded after being arrested on January 14. The explosives and other items in their possession were confiscated. Bernard Withanachchi presented the report on the explosives on behalf of the Department of Explosives. Crime Division of the Southern Province Anti-crime unit prosecuted.