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The MAP News, 215th Ed., June 2009
Dear Friends,
This is the 215th Edition of the Mangrove Action Project News, June 2009.
For the Mangroves,
Alfredo Quarto
Mangrove Action Project
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FEATURED NEWS:
AFRICA
The Drying of the Tana Delta, KenyaKENYA - In August 2007, the Tana River changed its course due to massive siltation caused by high soil erosion from the Tana River catchments, write Geoffrey M. Riungu and Joan Otengo from Kenya (Africa). The situation was worsened by the tremendous reduction of water in the river due to reduced water in tributaries and high evaporation rates as global temperatures rise. Read More
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Climate Frontlines 6/13/2009
SOUTHEAST ASIA
BFAR Goes on Mangrove Reforestation
PHILIPPINES - Mangrove planting activities in the municipalities of Claveria and Buguey in Cagayan province have been initiated by fishery officials. At least 600 mangrove propagules were planted in both municipalities, in addition to 300 seedlings earlier planted in Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya, regional director Jovita Ayson of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said. Read MoreSource:
Business Mirror 6/9/2009
Mangrove Planting in Cagayan
PHILIPPINES - The fisheries bureau in the region has joined the nationwide reforestation project recently by spearheading mangrove planting activities in the towns of Claveria and Buguey, this province. Read More
Source: Manila Bulletin 6/5/2009
Fishermen Launch Nationwide Mangrove Replanting Program
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Manila Bulletin 6/7/2009
Arrests Fail to Slow Theft of Phuket Forest Land
THAILAND - Phuket’s native forests are shrinking fast because of encroachment and officials fear that even the arrests of 10 trespassers will not stop the stealing. Worst case of all is the Bang Kanun forest, where officials say 500 rai of parkland has now been reduced to 300 rai by land poachers. Read More
Source: Phuket Wan 6/8/2009
Reclaiming Lives
THAILAND - Communities in tambon Khlong Khon in Samut Songkhram's Muang district have finally been rewarded for their efforts in restoring the mangrove forests there. Read More
Source: Bangkok Post 5/30/2009
Aquaculture to Double
VIETNAM - Viet Nam has set a 6.5 million tonne aquaculture production target for US$7 billion in turnover by 2020, a $3.2 billion increase compared to 2008. Read More
Source: Viet Nam News 5/29/2009
Politicians in Bed with Bad Company at Sg Pulai
MALAYSIA - Johor was a state endowed with vast tracts of coastal mangrove. Note the past tense used. Read More
Source: Malaysia Kini 5/15/2009
Local People Key to Mangrove Forest Restoration
BURMA - Local people have taken up the effort to restore the mangrove forests devastated in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis in the Irrawaddy delta, say local environmentalists. Read More
Source: The Irrawaddy 6/13/2009
SOUTH ASIA
Cyclone Aila Deals Severe Blow to Bangladesh's Shrimp Production
BANGLADESH - Bangladesh's frozen food industry is likely to suffer a big blow as shrimp from around 50 to 70 percent of the farms in the country's southwestern Khulna region, the major growing area, were washed away due to Monday's cyclone Aila, exporters said. Read More
Source: Xinhua News Agency 5/27/2009
ASIA Discuss Bangladesh Shrimp Policy with Minister
BANGLADESH - A team from the campaign group, Asia Solidarity Against Industrial Aquaculture (ASAI), visited the Bangladesh's honorable agriculture minister, Begum Motia Chowdhury, in order to express their concern about the proposed Shrimp Policy which they believe will have negative impacts on the local communities. Read More
Source: The Fish Site 6/12/2009
Illegal Activity Rampant Despite State Notice
INDIA - The state government has issued two notifications demarcating thousands of hectares of mangroves in and around Mumbai as forest land. The notification came after a Bombay High Court order on the issue. Read More
Source: Times of India 6/3/2009
Nightmare from the Sea
INDIA - There has never been a time when Orissa has not suffered from the onslaught of natural calamities. Be it flood, tidal invansion or drought, all these have plagued the state side by side. Read More
Source: Zee News 5/31/2009
15% Mangroves Feared Lost
INDIA - The forest department launched an emergency assessment survey in the Sunderbans on Wednesday as news trickled in that 10-15% of the mangrove cover may have been lost. Read More
Source: Times of India 5/28/2009
Indian Industry Demands New Shrimp
INDIA - An outbreak of white spot disease wiped out 40-60 per cent of Kerala’s ready-to-harvest shrimp in the first week of May. Read More
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The Fish Site 6/3/2009
Hundreds of Livelihoods Tied to Mangroves: Mirza
PAKISTAN - Sindh Home Minister Dr. Zulfiqar Mirza has said that mangroves are inter-tidal forests with great economic and ecological significance, as hundreds of people depend on mangroves for their livelihood. Read More
Source: The News International 6/6/2009
Experts Call for Halt to Mangroves' Degradation
PAKISTAN - An International study titled; “Degradation of Indus Delta Mangroves in Pakistan”; authored by Amjad A Shah, I Kasawani and J. Kamaruzaman, talks at length about the major threats being posed to mangroves plantations in Pakistan. Read More
Source: The Nation 5/31/2009
EUROPE
UN Agencies Call for Attention to Fisheries in Climate Change
A consortium of 16 UN and other international organizations, including the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Bank and the World Fish Center, has issued a policy brief urging negotiators to ensure that fisheries and aquaculture are addressed in a new international agreement on climate change. Read More
Source: Climate-L 6/1/2009
LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN
China Accord to 'Greatly Boost' Shrimp Production, ConsumptionVENEZUELA - A Chinese delegation is visiting the country to oversee and foment joint projects in fish-farming and marine fisheries matters, commited to previously by the presidents of Venezuela and China, Hugo Chavez and Hu Jintao, respectively. Read MoreSource: The Fish Site 6/15/2009
NORTH AMERICA
The Unkindest Cut? Keys Mangrove Case Heads to Court
UNITED STATES - Nine years ago, landholder John Grunow Jr., now 62, was accused of destroying thousands of protected mangroves on state park land to create ocean views for his pricey lots. Read More
Source: Miami Herald 6/9/2009
Aquaculture Industry Gets USD 50 Million for Fish Feed
UNITED STATES - A federal stimulus package going to the struggling aquaculture industry will include USD 50 million to be used on fish feed. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will distribute it in the form of grants through state agriculture departments based on amounts of feed utilised in 2007. Read More
Source: FIS United States 6/16/2009
Low Tide: Shrimp Industry Hit by Imports, Prices
UNITED STATES - Ho Van Le, who trawls in the Gulf of Mexico aboard his 50-foot vessel Star Light, understands the price squeeze facing shrimpers as this year's season gets under way amid a global recession. Read More
Source: Associated Press 6/16/2009
