BOBP-IGO

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

India has unveiled an ambitious roadmap to modernise fisheries governance through the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), satellite communication and digital traceability technologies, as part of efforts to strengthen monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) across the sector.

5th June 2026

AI supports India fisheries governance

5th June 2026

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Puducherry in Southern India plans to transform its marine fisheries sector by helping traditional fishers move up the value chain and become export-oriented entrepreneurs, according to Chief Minister N Rangasamy.

18th February 2026

Puducherry targets value-added exports – to turn India’s fishers into entrepreneurs

18th February 2026

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Recognising that almost one-third of the global fish catch is lost or wasted during post-harvest processing, India’s seafood industry will shift from a volume to a value focus by strengthening sustainability-driven reforms…

11th February 2026

India looking to address post-harvest fish waste

11th February 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Asia’s shift from wild-caught to farmed fish is accelerating sharply as marine capture fisheries stagnate across the region, according to new preliminary findings released at a high-level regional workshop in Chennai.

3rd December 2025

Asia ramps up aquaculture as marine fisheries stall, new regional study shows

3rd December 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Women constitute nearly half of India’s small-scale fisheries workforce that feeds millions and sustains livelihoods across coastal and inland communities, according to a new global study. 

23rd September 2025

FAO: Women make up nearly half of India’s small-scale fisheries workforce

23rd September 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

India is calling for climate justice in global and regional fisheries governance, urging that countries contributing least to the climate crisis should not shoulder its greatest burdens.

18th September 2025

India demands fisheries climate justice

18th September 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Recognising the growing challenges facing the small-scale fishing sector, including climate change, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is to help the Bay of Bengal countries to prepare a national…

16th September 2025

FAO to help Bay of Bengal countries prepare action plan for small-scale fisheries

16th September 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Marine experts have proposed a series of digital and operational solutions aimed at revitalising India’s marine fisheries sector amid declining catches and reduced incomes.

11th September 2025

Push to revitalise India’s fisheries

11th September 2025