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Fishermen are being pushed to the brink by fuel costs in Southeast AsiaRising energy, freight, and supply chain expenses are escalating seafood prices globally. Governments offer aid, but it's stretched thin, i...
Govt to explore possibility of PLI scheme for seafood MSMEsIndia's seafood sector is set for a major boost. The government plans a production-linked incentive scheme for small and medium seafood bus...
India needs to increase mariculture production to meet country''s growing seafood demand: CMFRIIndia aims to boost mariculture production to 25 lakh tonnes by 2047 to meet rising seafood demand, as current marine capture fisheries fac...
At WTO, Australia seeks details on India's fisheries planAustralia has requested details from India regarding its fisheries programs, including policy objectives, budget expenditures, and coverage...
WTO agreement: Blocking subsidy to Indian fishermen to affect millions of fishers, their familiesIndia is not a major fishery subsidy provider unlike countries like China, the European Union (EU) and the US which provide an annual fishe...
India to oppose WTO draft text on fisheries subsidiesA draft World Trade Organization text aimed at reducing global fisheries subsidies has proposed time-bound exemptions for subsidies given b...
US, EU oppose India's subsidy cut waiver proposalThe US and EU have argued that the proposal before the World Trade Organisation (WTO) – which seeks to exempt countries with national incom...
Fisheries subsidy proposal by Australia, US not in India’s interestsTalks over fisheries may be a testing ground to do away with special and differential treatment altogether.
Fisheries sector expected to touch Rs 1.5 lakh crore by 2020: AssochamBoth direct and indirect employment in entire fisheries sector in India is likely to reach 15.25 million from an estimated 14 million in 20...
- CMFRI's new centre at Digha to focus on Hilsa
Seafood industry sceptical about efforts to raise catch of specific varieties like tunaIn 2013, marine capture fish landings on Indian coast fell 4% from the previous year to 3.78 million tonne, according to CMFRI.
- Development, environment protection goes hand in hand: Javadekar on Kerala fishery's feat
With a short-neck clam fishery in Kerala becoming the first in the country to earn a global certification, Union minister Prakash Javadekar...
Development, environmeant protection go hand in hand: Prakash Javadekar on Kerala fishery's featAt a press conference here, he also congratulated the Clam Governing Council of Ashtamudi Lake for becoming the first Marine Stewardship Co...
India gets its first Marine Stewardship Council certified fisheryThe Ashtamudi short neck clam fishery is the third fishery in Asia after Vietnam and Maldives to have received this recognition.
India way behind China in fish productionIndia, considered to be the second largest fish producer in the world is still way behind its nearest competitor China.
- Post-harvest wastage causing Rs 15,000 crore annual losses to marine and fish industry: Assocham
The post-harvest losses are generally caused due to poor handling, processing of fish leading to quality deterioration.
- Fish production in West Bengal may cross 2K metric tons by 2015: Assocham
Growing at compounded annual growth rate of about 5%, fish production in West Bengal may cross 2,000 metric tons mark by 2015 from the curr...
- India aims to increase marine fish catch to 3 MT in 2011-12
India is working on harmonised development of coastal and deep sea sector to enhance marine capture fisheries to 3 million tonnes in 2011-1...
- Developing countries oppose planned subsidy cuts for fisheries
Developing countries, including India, Brazil, China and Mexico, have called for exclusion of small and marginal fishermen from the multila...
- Centre asks FAO to draw up norms for fisheries
The Centre has urged Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to formulate country specific approach for conducting risk analysis in aquacul...