-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of T Peter Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 12:31 AM To: reader-list Subject: [Reader-list] Fish turns too dear in State's capital
By Express News Service20 May 2011 12:05:28 AM IST Fish turns too dear in State's capital THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The price of fish in the city is skyrocketingowing to poor catch. Obviously, the reason for this shortage is theglobal climate change and the changes in the seasons.Sample this, as per the price index in one of the major fish shops inVellayambalam, the price of seer fish (neymeen) on Thursday stood atRs 560 per kilogram.The prices of some other major fish varieties on the day are asfollows: Emperor fish (villa meen) Rs 520, anchovies (natholi) Rs 215,shrimp Rs 650, crab Rs 315, tuna (choora) Rs 350, grouper (kalava) Rs250 and shark Rs 380.Kerala Swathanthra Matsya Thozhilali Federation (KSMTF) president TPeter said that climate change was one of the factors that resultedin the reduction of fish wealth. This, in turn, has resulted in a hikein the price of fish, he said.Peter said that the large-scale fishing activities carried out byforeign trawlers and use of purse seine nets in deep sea was anotherfactor. As a result, there has been a reduction in the availability offish in shallow waters, he said.Now, all species of fish are in short supply. For instance,traditionally, this is a season when the catch of tuna ought to havebeen good. However, this year, this has not been the case, he said.The enforcement of the 45-day-ban on fishing by mechanised boats inTamil Nadu from April 15 has resulted in poor landing of fish.The devastation of the 2004 tsunami, environmental degradation andshort-sighted development projects are the other issues that areadversely affecting the fish populations of coastal areas along theIndian Ocean, placing the balance of complex marine ecosystems and thelivelihoods of fishermen at risk.Changes in the sea level and temperature due to climate change havealready had a negative impact on the coral reefs.Apart from that, the commercial deep sea trawling and removal of theprotective cover of mangroves along the coast have also negativelyaffected the fragile marine ecosystems. © Copyright 2008 ExpressBuzz_________________________________________reader-list: an open discussion list on media and the city.Critiques & CollaborationsTo subscribe: send an email to [email protected] with subscribe in the subject header.To unsubscribe: https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/reader-listList archive: <https://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/reader-list/> !DSPAM:2676,4dd6a56f40305198012330! _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
