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Highlights:

• Dr. S. Ayyappan honoured with the Padma Shri award for
• Miss Kerala is not endangered, according to aquarists.
• Gujarat`s deep-sea pipeline is still a no-go.
• The proposed environment impact assessment report for Great Nicobar contains inaccuracies and
  procedural breaches.
• Indian fisheries sectors should deploy more scientific methods of production: Parshottam Rupala
  (Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying)
• China protests IOTC yellowfin tuna allocation limits for 2022
• LED illuminated nets to reduce bycatch of sharks and skates by an incredible 95 percent while
  maintaining catch rates of target species
• Fisheries Startup Grand Challenge has been inaugurated by Ministry on 13 Jan 2022
• Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin announces Rs 11.32 crore aid for fishermen
• With a budget of Rs 35 crore, Andhra Pradesh`s first desalination plant would be built near Prakasam.
• Fishermen are opposed to changes to Coastal Regulation Zone notification, citing environmental harm
  and community dislocation.
• Fisheries department will revive murrel culture in DK
• CMFRI identifies new fish in Indian waters
• National Target to Increase Fish Production in 2022
• Dutch researchers and fishers are developing a digital tool to implement fully documented fisheries
  (FDF), with support from the EU.
• The United States condemns China`s maritime claims.
• In the Arabian Sea, a new species of wood-boring deep-sea mollusk has been discovered.
• In two years, India`s forest and tree cover increased by 2,261 square kilometers
  

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