Country Profile prepared as part of building National Plan of Action on Small-Scale Inland Fisheries also identifies insecure fishing access and data gaps Women account for nearly 44 per cent of India’s 23.12 million inland fisher population, while pollution, habitat degradation and competing demands for freshwater resources pose major challenges to the sustainability of the…
Community consultations for India’s National Plan of Action on Small-Scale Fisheries call for women’s inclusion, easier access to welfare schemes and protection from coastal risks Protection of traditional fishing rights, climate-risk insurance, stronger social security and greater participation in coastal development decisions emerged as key demands from small-scale fishers in West Bengal during consultations for…
Large-Scale Community Consultations Underway to Shape India’s National Action Plan on Small-Scale Fisheries Chennai: Climate risks, safety at sea, social protection and sustainable access to marine resources emerged as key concerns during Tamil Nadu’s community consultations for framing India’s National Plan of Action for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (NPOA-SSF). A stakeholder consultation was held in…
Govt. seeks fishers’ views to frame National Plan of Action on small-scale fisheries New Delhi: India’s efforts to build the National Plan of Action for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (NPOA-SSF) have entered a crucial phase, as the Central Government is spearheading large-scale community consultations across the coastal states to seek fishers’ views in framing the…
Dr P. Krishnan, Director of the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO), was elected Chair of the Regional Fishery Body Secretariats’ Network (RSN) for 2026-28 on the sidelines of the 37th Session of FAO’s Committee on Fisheries (COFI) in Rome. An Indian fisheries scientist has been elected to head a 50-member global network of…
MatsyaMetri enables users to capture images of fish and estimate their dimensions using an intelligent, image-based measuring tool. Kochi: In a major effort in simplifying biological data collection, India’s scientists at the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) have developed a smartphone application that can measure the length and width of fish without physically handling…
India’s Fisheries Secretary Dr Abhilaksh Likhi formally launched the country’s development phase of the National Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries (NPOA-SSF) suggested by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.
In a significant policy initiative to streamline seafood certification and enhance global competitiveness for the country’s marine products, the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has come up with a draft for India’s National Guidelines for Marine Ecolabelling. The draft in the form of a discussion paper proposes a blue print for a comprehensive national…
Central Government has showcased a roadmap for technology-driven initiatives integrating AI, satellite communication and digital traceability systems to strengthen monitoring, control and surveillance.
Roadmap presented at FAO’s global meeting of Sub-Committee on Fisheries Management, in Reykjavik, Iceland