Friday, 10 July 2026
CMFRI will issue El Nino advisories to fishers and fish farmers The El Nino event is likely to trigger immense marine heatwaves, leading to significant decline in Indian oil sardine…
AI, underwater monitoring and predictive analytics are transforming one of the world’s last analogue industries For decades, commercial fishing has remained one of the world’s least digitised food production systems,…
LoA initiative aims to promote and strengthen fisheries farmer producer organizations (FFPO) and fisheries cooperatives while also focusing on digitization of the fisheries sector through various initiatives. The Department…
Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) is India’s first trade agreement with the India-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member states comprising Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The Department of Commerce,…
A five-year perspective plan prepared at a stakeholder consultation on Monday has set a target of increasing Lakshadweep’s annual tuna and tuna-like fish production to 50,000 tonnes, more than doubling…
ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has discovered a new deep-sea fish from the Arabian Sea off southern Kerala. Named Cyttopsis indica (Indian dory), it was found at depths of…
In the second edition of the National Skill Olympiad on Seafood Value Addition held during Seafood Expo Bharat 2026, the winner received a cash prize of Rs 1,00,000, while the…
The DIAT research team demonstrated that Spirulina (blue-green algae) removed nearly 90 per cent of heavy hydraulic oil within 24 hours Researchers at the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT),…
Record production, booming seafood exports and rising policy support are propelling India’s fisheries economy, but climate risks, fragmented infrastructure and upstream bottlenecks threaten to slow the sector’s long-term sustainability India’s…
MPEDA conducts 50 nationwide seafood value addition training programmes ahead of National Seafood Skill Olympiad. The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, will…
Aquaculture continues to drive global seafood expansion, offsetting declining capture fisheries as production constraints, quotas, and El Niño risks weigh on wild catch, says FAO Global fisheries and aquaculture production…
The technology offers a promising new opportunity for farmers seeking profitable alternatives and complements to existing shrimp farming systems. ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA), Chennai, has successfully demonstrated Blue…
Protecting the interest of fishing community a major highlight In a significant policy initiative to streamline seafood certification and enhance global competitiveness for the country’s marine products, the ICAR-Central Marine…
Union Minister also inaugurated the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) Regional Centre at Patna which will serve as a knowledge and institutional hub for fisheries development across Eastern India. In…
