http://www.webremixed.info/ Aggregation of tags: oceans Webremixer http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190527.html CONCERNED that its people, wildlife and natural heritage are under unparalled and imminent threat from mining activities, 17 chiefdoms in the Zambezi basin from Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique have come together to call for urgent action, that of saving the Great Zambezi. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:23:44 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190527.html 2008-11-19T12:23:44Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190446.html The Senate unanimously passed into law the long awaited Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission bill (HYPADEC) yesterday. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:41:25 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190446.html 2008-11-19T11:41:25Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190142.html Senate on Tuesday passed into law the Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) Bill, which seeks to protect host communities. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:28:18 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190142.html 2008-11-19T09:28:18Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811171365.html All eyes are glued to the radar screen in anticipation of the cyclone season in Madagascar, and this year the authorities and their humanitarian partners hope not be caught off guard. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:31:36 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811171365.html 2008-11-17T20:31:36Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811171326.html The state of preparedness for a natural disaster in Malawi's flood-prone areas as well as other locales is coming under intense scrutiny ahead of the expected annual rise in the rivers during the rainy season. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:58:06 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811171326.html 2008-11-17T17:58:06Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811170543.html MEMBERS of the East African Community are set to sign an agreement that will set up an organisation to manage Lake Victoria. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:47:32 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811170543.html 2008-11-17T10:47:32Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811150080.html IN response to the call for increased local private sector investment in the oil and gas sector of the Nigerian economy, a leading marine and oil services company, Fymak, launched a new vessel MV Chinyelugo to support offshore activities in the industry in Lagos. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:15:10 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811150080.html 2008-11-15T07:15:10Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130648.html THE fishing industry and the Namibian Maritime and Fisheries Institute (Namfi) have agreed to help all maritime students get the "sea time" needed to become qualified mariners. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:54:13 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811130648.html 2008-11-13T12:54:13Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811111034.html The collection of data on the fisheries of The Gambia started from the 1950s to the late 1970s. According to data collected by the Daily Observer column Fisheries, manuscripts were prepared in 1980, mostly by outside observers on short visits to the Gambia. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:53:53 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811111034.html 2008-11-11T18:53:53Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811111023.html The United Nations humanitarian wing has dispatched an emergency team to western Kenya, where floods following heavy rainfall have forced more than 7,000 families out of their homes and submerged entire villages. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:33:39 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811111023.html 2008-11-11T18:33:39Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811101443.html FISH quotas set by the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources for the new season will remain unchanged from this year for horse mackerel and rock lobster, while the quota for deep-sea red crab will go up. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:16:43 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811101443.html 2008-11-10T21:16:43Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811101011.html The newly constructed micro-dam in Bet Gebriel, Adi-Quala sub-zone, at an expenditure of about 2 million Nakfa was inaugurated recently. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:17:28 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811101011.html 2008-11-10T13:17:28Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811080146.html Uganda government is pushing for a regional policy to oblige investors in the fishing industry to immediately start contributing to fish breeding to save particular species that earn big on the world market from extinction. Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:09:26 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811080146.html 2008-11-08T09:09:26Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811070658.html The waters off the coast of Somalia have become increasingly dangerous as pirates hijack commercial ships packed with food, weapons and ammunition.  More than 60 ships have been attacked in 2008, and ransom money paid to the pirates over time has grown to more than $100 million. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:49:29 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811070658.html 2008-11-07T12:49:29Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811061046.html Delta State government said yesterday that a Ukrainian vessel suspected to be carrying toxic wastes, has entered the country and is on its way to berth on its shores with the intent of dumping its hazardous substance. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:24:51 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811061046.html 2008-11-06T22:24:51Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811060840.html Preferential warming in Africa as a result of climate change is expected to increase the variability of rainfall, flow of rivers and levels of lakes, reducing their reliability as sources of freshwater. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:00:37 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811060840.html 2008-11-06T16:00:37Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811060696.html Cross-border fishing conflicts on Lake Victoria are set to end now that Kenya and Uganda have agreed to draw their boundaries. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:04:39 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811060696.html 2008-11-06T13:04:39Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811050722.html The fisheries resources of the Waters of the Gambia are believed to be rich in terms of species abundance and diversity. The first survey of its fisheries potentials was carried out with the assistance of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in 1964 and 1965. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:36:43 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811050722.html 2008-11-05T20:36:43Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811050575.html Scientific revelations that Lake Chad is bound to dry up completely in 40 years time has created panic in the minds of some Nigerian administrators and academicians, who last year at Maiduguri, decided to set up a study group comprising professors from the University of Missouri, Kansas City, United States of America, policy makers, legislators, chief executives as well as staff of 35 organisations in Nigeria. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:43:27 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811050575.html 2008-11-05T17:43:27Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811031431.html Fish catches from Lake Victoria, which jointly fetch Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania about $300 million annually, have dropped by as much as 29 per cent since 2005, according to the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:27:03 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811031431.html 2008-11-03T21:27:03Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811010027.html The Akagera River Regional Project, through the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), has organised a two-day awareness training, whose objective is to equip the local officials at district level in Rwanda to fight environmental degradation. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:30:27 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811010027.html 2008-11-01T06:30:27Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200811010016.html Two people died on Wednesday when a canoe they were travelling in capsized in River Tete as they were crossing from Bibia in Amuru district to Arinyapi in Adjumani. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:17:58 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200811010016.html 2008-11-01T06:17:58Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810300752.html At least two people drowned on Tuesday in River Tete at the Uganda-Sudan border in Dzaipi Sub-county, Adjumani District and several others are reported missing after a boat they were sailing in capsized. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:07:52 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810300752.html 2008-10-30T12:07:52Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810300152.html Fifteen Kenyan fishermen, who have been languishing in captivity over the last week at Migingo Island have been freed. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:15:10 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810300152.html 2008-10-30T08:15:10Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810290714.html THE dismissal of dozens of rock lobster fishermen, and the alleged refusal by lobster companies to pay overtime, have led to an urgent application made by the affected fishermen in the District Labour Court in Luederitz. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:58:29 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810290714.html 2008-10-29T14:58:29Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810290427.html Technical experts and stakeholders on Lake Chad have called on the Federal Government to ensure adequate utilisation of both the Challawa Gorge and Tiga Dams, saying they are huge resource bases with great potentials for hydro power and tourism. Leader of the experts and stakeholders on the Basin, Dr Sule Yakubu Bassi made the disclosure in Kano while inspecting the two dams, a statement from the Kano office of Hadejia-Jama'are River Basin Development Authority, signed basin's public relation officer, Alhaji Umar G. Yarima has said. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:12:10 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810290427.html 2008-10-29T11:12:10Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810280604.html In what can be described as a giant step to tackle the continuous erosion that James Island is facing, a group of Peace Corps volunteers in conjunction with the American Embassy and the National Centre for Arts and Culture, over the weekend planted mangrove trees on the shores of the island so as to contain the erosion. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:35:59 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810280604.html 2008-10-28T11:35:59Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810280576.html In the Gambia, the activities of fishermen and those engaging in fisheries business do experience some changes (both negative and positive) when carrying out their activities. These include the drop down of fish availability, market price and even fishing polices. Changes in the fisheries sector are no much difference with many other economies in the sub-region. The Gambia economy is gradually emerging from a period of slow growth. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:08:47 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810280576.html 2008-10-28T11:08:47Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810280366.html Country representatives attending the 20th Session of the African Hydro Symposium held in Zambia have called for African governments to harness its huge hydro-energy potential, as it is cheap and clean. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:55:35 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810280366.html 2008-10-28T09:55:35Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810280232.html FOR Nigeria to succeed in her current campaign against piracy of published works, the federal government must, as a matter of urgency, initiate special grants for authors and writers as a way of making their works affordable and available to Nigerians. Chairman of Awgu Local government, Uche Anioke, who made this assertion in Enugu yesterday shortly after he was conferred with "Life Time Achievement Award" by the Nigerian Book Fair Trust, explained that until govern-ment provides special grants which would help reduce cost of producing books to writers and authors, the campaign against book piracy in the country would remain elusive. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:26:15 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810280232.html 2008-10-28T09:26:15Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810270520.html The administration of Janale locale in the lower Shabelle region has succeeded to stop the progress of Shabelle River in the region. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:57:21 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810270520.html 2008-10-27T09:57:21Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810270348.html Fifteen Kenyan fishermen have been arrested near the controversial Migingo Island in Lake Victoria. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:15:25 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810270348.html 2008-10-27T09:15:25Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810270164.html A total of 127 students graduated yesterday in degree and diploma from the College of Marine Science Technology in Massawa. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:48:54 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810270164.html 2008-10-27T07:48:54Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810270117.html The Government has formed an inter-ministerial team to resolve the conflict over Migingo island in Lake Victoria. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:24:20 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810270117.html 2008-10-27T07:24:20Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810240915.html For a change, the sailfish really turned on for the two tournaments held out of Malindi Sea Fishing Club last weekend. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:37:31 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810240915.html 2008-10-24T16:37:31Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810231124.html 'HEALTHY Wetlands, Healthy People,' is the theme for the 10th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, also known as the Ramsar Convention, to be held in Asia this month. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:21:58 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810231124.html 2008-10-23T16:21:58Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810230976.html The United Seamen Union of Liberia has commended the Commissioner of the Bureau of Maritime Affairs, Beyan Kessely for improving and restoring the credibility of the maritime program. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:35:36 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810230976.html 2008-10-23T15:35:36Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810230106.html Hippo grass has been a night mare to transporters and fishermen on Lake Victoria. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:31:29 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810230106.html 2008-10-23T07:31:29Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810220702.html News headlines of recession and possible collapse of major global economies continue to hit both print and electronic media. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:05:47 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810220702.html 2008-10-22T14:05:47Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810210747.html Lake Kalemawe, one of the man-made Lakes in Kilimanjaro region is disappearing due to environmental destructions by the villagers living along the lake shore. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:54:24 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810210747.html 2008-10-21T13:54:24Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810210019.html Authorities in Kenya have warned the Ugandan government to stop claiming the rights over the disputed Migingo Island, which is located on the shores of Lake Victoria in Bugiri District. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:59:53 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810210019.html 2008-10-21T05:59:53Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810201161.html Seventeen villages in Effiat, one of the oil producing areas in Akwa Ibom State, may be lost to the Atlantic Ocean if urgent steps are not taken to arrest water surge from the Atlantic ocean. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:23:17 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810201161.html 2008-10-20T15:23:17Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810200128.html Nigerian Trawlers Association and other stakeholders in the Maritime sector have condemned seeming indifference of the Federal Government to incessant attacks on fishing vessels on the nation's territorial waters. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:54:11 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810200128.html 2008-10-20T07:54:11Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810200104.html Somalia's interim Prime Minister Nur "Adde" Hassan Hussein told reporters that he welcomes the deployment of NATO warships to help patrol the country's piracy-ridden coastline. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:44:10 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810200104.html 2008-10-20T07:44:10Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810160971.html Pirates aboard the hijacked weapons carrying Ukrainian ship moored off the coast of Somalia have withdrawn their threat to blow up the ship if ransom is not paid. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:20:24 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810160971.html 2008-10-16T16:20:24Z http://allafrica.com/stories/200810160813.html The Namibian coast is viewed as a zone with multiple uses, where conservation and development can go hand-in-hand. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:13:12 GMT http://allafrica.com/stories/200810160813.html 2008-10-16T14:13:12Z