Fish will soon be off the menu, unless global leaders strike a deal ending multi-billion dollar harmful fisheries subsidies blamed for threatening world fish stocks and widening the inequitable use of marine resources.
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Video: Sustainable Blue Economy Conference, Nairobi, Kenya 2018
By IPS World Desk Rome, Nov 24 2018 (IPS) – The first global Sustainable Blue Economy Conference will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from Nov. 26 to 28 and is being co-hosted with Canada and Japan. Over 13,000 participants from…
World’s last wild commercial fishery of pearl oysters
Australia’s remote north-western Kimberley coast, where the Great Sandy Desert meets the sapphire waters of the Indian Ocean, is home to the giant Pinctada maxima or silver-lipped pearl oyster shells that produce the finest and highly-prized Australian South Sea Pearls.
The bleak fate of the Amazon
Paulo Artaxo SÃO PAULO – Last month, a deeply divided Brazil voted to elect its next president. Faced with a choice between Fernando Haddad of the leftist Workers’ Party and the right-wing extremist Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilians chose the extremist –…
Bd shrimp farmers of Satkhira suffer for virus attack
A viral attack has devastated the shrimp enclosures in the district, leaving the sector in limbo as the farmers are counting huge losses due to the widespread death of shrimp and its falling price.
Expectations high for first global blue economy conference
In a matter of days the world’s blue economy actors and experts will converge in Nairobi, Kenya for the first ever global conference on sustainable blue economy.
Transparency for Tuna
By Peter M. Christian and Mark Zimring Palikir/San Francisco – A cluster of small Pacific islands is poised to make history in the management of global fish stocks. This week, when conservationists from around the world gathered at the fifth…
Seychelles issues world’s first blue bond to fund fisheries
The Republic of Seychelles announced on Monday that it has issued a 10-year blue bond to finance fisheries projects, making it the world’s first country to utilise capital markets for funding the sustainable use of marine resources.
BD Law to quarantine imported fish, screen harmful bacteria
A bill titled ‘The Fisheries Quarantine Bill, 2018’ was passed in Parliament on Sunday, aiming to regulate the import of fish to prevent the intrusion of any harmful bacteria into the country.
Fishermen ready for Hilsa catch as ban ends Monday
Fishermen in coastal districts are taking preparation to go to the Bay of Bengal to catch hilsa as the 22-day government ban on fishing the delicious fish comes to an end on Monday.
Kashmir’s fisherwomen live between hope and despair
Much has changed since Rahti Begum, a fisherwoman in Kashmir, now in her late 60s, first began wandering the streets with a bucketful of fish on her head. She was 17 when her father roped her into the business that…
25 fishermen jailed in Bhola for catching hilsa defying ban
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) in separate drives arrested 25 fishermen in Bhola district early Friday for catching mother hilsa defying a government ban.
Fishers ask for compensation during hilsa ban period
Bangladesh Fish Workers’ Alliance (BFWA), a platform of fishermen and farmers’ organizations, on Thursday demanded a monthly allowance of Tk 8,000 for each fisherman’s family as compensation during the period when fishing Hilsa is banned.
Humpback whale calf rescued from net off Australian beach
A whale calf has been freed after becoming tangled in a shark net off the Australian east coast.
Harness maritime resources to expedite uplift in S Asia: PM
Dhaka, Oct 9 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said it is possible to make a big lead into the socio-economic development of the people of South Asia through utilising huge potential of the maritime sector in the region.
22-day ban on hilsa netting comes into effect
A 22-day ban on catching, selling and transporting hilsa in a 7,000-km breeding ground took effect on Sunday to ensure the safe spawning of this popular fish during its peak breeding period.
22-day ban on fishing from Oct 7 to protect mother hilsa
The government has imposed a 22-day ban on fishing, carrying, hoarding, trading and transporting of all fish, with particular emphasis on Hilsha and Jatka (Hilshafry) from October midnight to 29 October in the sweet waters of Chandpur belt, as part…
Hilsa output expected to exceed 5 lakh MT in FY 2017-18
Dhaka, Sept 24 – Fisheries and Livestock Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda on Monday expected the Hisha production to exceed five lakh metric tons (MT) in the last financial year (2017-18). The contribution of Hilsa in country’s total fish production is…
Agroecological revolution to achieve food democracy
In this article, Olivier de Schutter calls for an agroecological revolution to achieve food democracy, which is the ability for people to make real choices about how to produce food, what to produce, and how to eat.
Drying Ganga may stall food security, prevent achieving SDGs
by Sahana Ghosh A study forecasts that in the absence of interventions, groundwater contribution to Ganga river’s water flow would continue diminishing in the summer for the next 30 years. The dwindling of Ganga river would severely affect water available…
Salmon farming, questioned in Chile, arrives to Argentina
Questioned for its environmental and health impacts in Chile, where it is one of the country’s main economic activities, salmon farming is preparing to expand in Argentina from Norway, the world’s largest farmed salmon producer.The news has triggered a strong…
Vanuatu bans single-use plastics, why not other countries!
By Ralph Regenvanu Port Vila (IPS) – Cradled in the South Pacific, my home country Vanuatu is made mostly of the ocean. The Pacific covers 98 percent of the national jurisdiction. Here, some 280,000 Ni-Vanuatu like myself live simply off…
Chandpur markets flooded with hilsa for good catch
Huge hilsa netted from the Bay of Bengal and the Meghna estuary have flooded the biggest wholesale fish market of the country at Chandpur Boro Station in the town, bringing down the prices.
Sundarbans mangroves harbour antibiotic resistant bacteria?
by Sahana Ghosh Researchers have documented the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) in the microbial milieu of the Sundarbans mangroves in a new study.
Barisal markets flooded with hilsa netted at sea
Dhaka, August 10 – Huge quantities of hilsa netted at sea flooded Barisal wholesale fish market at Port Road area of the city decreasing price, while netting of hilsa on local rivers becoming less.
‘Fisheries week-2018’ observed at BAU
Mymensingh, July 24 – Fisheries faculty of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) observed ‘National Fisheries week-2018’ with much enthusiasm and amid festivity on Tuesday at the university campus.
Tree plantation held at RU
Rajshahi, July 23 – With a view to enhancing the beauty of the university campus as well as to maintain the ecological balance of Rajshahi University (RU) a tree plantation program held on the campus on Monday.
Teesta water no longer a hurdle in India-Bangladesh ties?
The pending resolution of the Teesta river water sharing agreement is “no longer an issue” for Bangladesh, government’s political advisor Hossain Toufique Imam has said. The statement indicates a major shift in position for the government, which has been appealing…
BFRI inaugurates Fish Technology Fair
Mymensingh, July 20 – The Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) inaugurated a 5-day long Fish technology fair on the occasion of National Fisheries Week-2018.
12 BD fishermen ‘abducted’ in Khulna
A group of forest robbers reportedly abducted 12 fishermen from Mora Pashur and Andaria area of Sundarbans early Friday.