Comment/Editorial: An Uncommon tragedy

ICSF, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (2006) Comment/Editorial: An Uncommon tragedy. Samudra Report (43). p. 1. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

Recent reports about suicides by fishermen in Kendrapara, Orissa, India can only be described as shocking, particularly as there have rarely, if ever, been reports of fishermen committing suicide. Notably, these suicides have taken place in a State considered one of the poorest in India, with about 47 per cent of the population estimated to be below the poverty line. Investigations have indicated that the suicides were linked to the restrictions on fishing activity and subsequent declines in income following the declaration of the Gahirmatha (Marine) Wildlife Sanctuary in 1997, to protect the olive ridley sea turtle in its nesting and breeding habitat (see page 37).

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0561
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, India, Orissa, Livelihoods, Income, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Socio Economic Security, Comment/Editorial
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	22 Sep 2021 11:16
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 08:13
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1355

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