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Probe Agency Attaches Sheikh Shahjahan's Apartment, Land In Money Laundering Case
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has attached property worth Rs 12.78 crore of suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh including bank deposits, an apartment, and agricultural and fishery land in Sandeshkhali and Kolkata.
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Deal Or No Deal As World Trade Talks Grind Into Second Sleepless Night
Marathon talks at the World Trade Organization aimed at stitching together a tit-for-tat deal went round the clock into Friday with a long-sought agreement on fishing subsidies still hanging in the balance.
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India Lodges Protest With Pak, Sri Lanka Over Attacks On Fishing Boats
India has lodged strong protests with Pakistan and Sri Lanka over incidences of Indian fishing boats being attacked by their maritime agencies, Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala said on Tuesday.
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CBI Has Turned Into A "Pan Shop" Under BJP Government: Maharashtra Minister
Aslam Sheikh, Maharashtra Fisheries and Textiles Minister, today welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling earlier this week on the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) jurisdiction, saying the probe agency had become like a "pan shop" under the BJP government at the Centre.
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N. Korea Soldiers "Poured Oil Over Body, Burnt It": Seoul Decries Killing
North Korean soldiers shot dead a suspected South Korean defector at sea and burned his body as a coronavirus precaution after he was interrogated in the water over several hours, Seoul military officials said Thursday.
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At Least 18 Melon-Headed Whales Wash Up On Mauritius Beaches
Eighteen melon-headed whales washed up on the shores of Mauritius on Wednesday, the country's fisheries minister said, dismissing any link to a devastating oil spill earlier this month.
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Google, Others to Work With Japan to Help Monitor Illegal Fishing
The envisioned scheme will use a system called Global Fishing Watch, which was developed by the US information technology giant and other entities.
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Norway Fisheries Minister Loses Job After Controversy Over Iran Holiday
Norway's rightwing Fisheries Minister Per Sandberg quit on Monday after breaching security protocol when he went on holiday to Iran with an Iranian-born former beauty queen, in a major media scandal.
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Gujarat Government Takes Custody Of 220 Fishermen Released From Pak Jail
The officials of the fisheries department of Gujarat Government took custody of 220 fishermen who were handed over by Pakistan to Indian agency, late last night, a senior official said.
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As Oceans Empty, Kenya Fishermen Must Adapt or Disappear
"Fishing is not just an income generating activity, it is a lifestyle," said local fisheries director Kamalu Sharif. "You cannot remove a fisherman and take him to the farm."
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Salmon Sickness Detected In Farmed Canadian Fish
Researchers led by a Canadian government scientist have diagnosed potential heart and skeletal muscle inflammation in farmed salmon from British Columbia province, the Canadian fisheries ministry announced on Friday.
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Plenty Of Fish In The Sea? Maybe Not, Says Study
The global fisheries catch has been underestimated by more than half since 1950, with tens of millions of tonnes unreported every year, said a study Tuesday, and warned that stocks may be running low.
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Japan Fleet Sets Sail for Antarctic Whale Hunt
A Japanese whaling fleet set sail for the Antarctic today, on a mission to resume the slaughter after a one-year pause, with environmentalists slamming the move as a "crime against nature".
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Rare Cyclone Batters War-Torn Yemen
A rare tropical cyclone has slammed into Yemen, triggering heavy flooding and causing "enormous" damage in a region of the war-racked country dominated by Al-Qaeda, a senior official said today.
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Philippines Buys 100 Patrol Boats to Combat Poachers
The Philippines is buying nearly 100 new patrol boats to protect its fisheries, an official said today, in a substantial expansion from its current fleet of 20 as it responds to poaching by Chinese and Taiwanese vessels.
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Probe Agency Attaches Sheikh Shahjahan's Apartment, Land In Money Laundering Case
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has attached property worth Rs 12.78 crore of suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh including bank deposits, an apartment, and agricultural and fishery land in Sandeshkhali and Kolkata.
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Deal Or No Deal As World Trade Talks Grind Into Second Sleepless Night
Marathon talks at the World Trade Organization aimed at stitching together a tit-for-tat deal went round the clock into Friday with a long-sought agreement on fishing subsidies still hanging in the balance.
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India Lodges Protest With Pak, Sri Lanka Over Attacks On Fishing Boats
India has lodged strong protests with Pakistan and Sri Lanka over incidences of Indian fishing boats being attacked by their maritime agencies, Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala said on Tuesday.
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CBI Has Turned Into A "Pan Shop" Under BJP Government: Maharashtra Minister
Aslam Sheikh, Maharashtra Fisheries and Textiles Minister, today welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling earlier this week on the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) jurisdiction, saying the probe agency had become like a "pan shop" under the BJP government at the Centre.
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N. Korea Soldiers "Poured Oil Over Body, Burnt It": Seoul Decries Killing
North Korean soldiers shot dead a suspected South Korean defector at sea and burned his body as a coronavirus precaution after he was interrogated in the water over several hours, Seoul military officials said Thursday.
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At Least 18 Melon-Headed Whales Wash Up On Mauritius Beaches
Eighteen melon-headed whales washed up on the shores of Mauritius on Wednesday, the country's fisheries minister said, dismissing any link to a devastating oil spill earlier this month.
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Google, Others to Work With Japan to Help Monitor Illegal Fishing
The envisioned scheme will use a system called Global Fishing Watch, which was developed by the US information technology giant and other entities.
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Norway Fisheries Minister Loses Job After Controversy Over Iran Holiday
Norway's rightwing Fisheries Minister Per Sandberg quit on Monday after breaching security protocol when he went on holiday to Iran with an Iranian-born former beauty queen, in a major media scandal.
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Gujarat Government Takes Custody Of 220 Fishermen Released From Pak Jail
The officials of the fisheries department of Gujarat Government took custody of 220 fishermen who were handed over by Pakistan to Indian agency, late last night, a senior official said.
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As Oceans Empty, Kenya Fishermen Must Adapt or Disappear
"Fishing is not just an income generating activity, it is a lifestyle," said local fisheries director Kamalu Sharif. "You cannot remove a fisherman and take him to the farm."
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Salmon Sickness Detected In Farmed Canadian Fish
Researchers led by a Canadian government scientist have diagnosed potential heart and skeletal muscle inflammation in farmed salmon from British Columbia province, the Canadian fisheries ministry announced on Friday.
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Plenty Of Fish In The Sea? Maybe Not, Says Study
The global fisheries catch has been underestimated by more than half since 1950, with tens of millions of tonnes unreported every year, said a study Tuesday, and warned that stocks may be running low.
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Japan Fleet Sets Sail for Antarctic Whale Hunt
A Japanese whaling fleet set sail for the Antarctic today, on a mission to resume the slaughter after a one-year pause, with environmentalists slamming the move as a "crime against nature".
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Rare Cyclone Batters War-Torn Yemen
A rare tropical cyclone has slammed into Yemen, triggering heavy flooding and causing "enormous" damage in a region of the war-racked country dominated by Al-Qaeda, a senior official said today.
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Philippines Buys 100 Patrol Boats to Combat Poachers
The Philippines is buying nearly 100 new patrol boats to protect its fisheries, an official said today, in a substantial expansion from its current fleet of 20 as it responds to poaching by Chinese and Taiwanese vessels.
