India

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

PK Srivastava, Advisor to the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences said that India is all set to sign the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, also called High Seas Treaty, in the…

27th August 2024

India set to sign High Seas Treaty

27th August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

India’s Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Professor S P Singh Baghel has maintained that boosting fish production, enhancing the livelihood of fishers and farming communities, and modernising infrastructure…

27th August 2024

Boosting production and livelihoods – India’s seafood priorities outlined

27th August 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has succeeded in induced breeding and seed production of giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis), calling it a “landmark achievement” for mariculture research.

7th August 2024

India succeeds in the captive breeding of giant trevally

7th August 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Women farmers in Moothakunnam and Kottappuram, India, have reaped a large harvest of green mussels under the guidance of the ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI).

29th May 2024

Women farmers reap a bumper harvest of green mussels

29th May 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Dr PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to India’s Prime Minister, was impressed with the innovative and strategic seaweed farming sites developed along the Indo-Pak border marine waters of Kori and Padala in Gujarat’s Kutch…

30th April 2024

Boost for Indian seaweed farming project

30th April 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

In a breakthrough for India’s mariculture development, ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has successfully developed seed production technology for golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus), a high value marine fish.

22nd April 2024

CMFRI achieves captive breeding of golden trevally

22nd April 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

US industry body, the Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA) has formally requested the Bureau of International Labor Affairs of the US Department of Labor (ILAB) add Indian shrimp to the 2024 List of Goods…

28th March 2024

SSA calls for Indian shrimp to be added to forced/child labour lists

28th March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Forced and child labour, and other exploitative practices, together with environmental harm, are pervasive in India’s multi-billion-dollar shrimp farming industry, according to a damning report from US non-profit organisation Corporate Accountability Lab…

26th March 2024

Report: US supermarkets, restaurants selling Indian shrimp produced by forced labour

26th March 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

EFTA States and India have signed a landmark Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) which is expected to bring significant economic benefits, such as better-integrated and more resilient supply chains, and new…

13th March 2024

Norway’s seafood industry welcomes EFTA-India trade deal

13th March 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

India’s ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has proposed the designation of “shark hotspots” in Indian waters to help implement spatio-temporal fishing regulations. The move is intended to safeguard endangered species, juveniles and…

20th February 2024

‘Shark hotspots’ proposed to protect endangered species in India

20th February 2024