Symposium calls for international cooperation to treat ocean data as a shared global resource and build a stronger scientific foundation for climate resilience and sustainable fisheries Kochi: Calling for a more coordinated and inclusive approach to ocean governance, the Kochi Declaration, adopted at the International TREVOR-SAFARI Symposium 2026, has urged the global scientific community and…
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…
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…
Flagging shifts in species biology, distribution and environmental changes, marine scientists have warned that climate change is significantly transforming marine ecosystems and fisheries in India
India’s first manned deep ocean mission ‘Samudrayaan’ into a 6000 m depth using the manned submersible vehicle ‘Matsya’ is expected to launch by the end of 2026
Scientists from across the globe optimistic about science and technology in protecting ocean health