National Fisheries Policy 2020
The National Fisheries Policy 2020 would offer a strategized way forward to develop, harness, manage and regulate capture and culture fisheries in a responsible and sustainable manner. The Policy will
Marine Fisheries
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Sustainability and Justice in the High Seas
<p>Greenpeace Southeast Asia urged Philippine-based tuna canneries to step up improvements in their systems and business practices to address issues on labor rights, sustainability, and traceable produce
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Global Marine Commodities (GMC) Project: Our Model and Early Results
<p>UNDP is currently implementing an innovative project called the Global Sustainable Supply Chains for Marine Commodities Project (GMC Project). This report describes its unique approach to engaging different
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on sustainable fishing practices, 13/03/2020
<p>All the coastal States and Union Territories have already enacted their respective Marine Fishing Regulation Acts (MFRAs) which address the basic elements of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
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Empowering women in marine communities to mitigate the impacts of climate change
While 80-90% of the workforce in the global seafood processing industry and 70% of the aquaculture processing workforce is female, these positions exemplify gender disparity as they are mainly low-skilled,
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding use of foreshore land for drying fish, village Erangal, Madh Island,Mumbai, Maharashtra, 24/09/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pradip Chintaman Gharat & Others Vs State of Maharashtra & Others dated 24/09/2019 regarding use of foreshore land bearing Survey No. 134
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An overview of major shark and ray catchers, traders, and species
Almost 600,000 metric tonnes of sharks and rays caught each year by world’s top 20 catchers. A TRAFFIC study has identified the world’s top 20 shark and ray catchers and traders, who collectively account
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The State of the World's Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Wider, appropriate and long-term application of genetic improvement in aquaculture, with a focus on selective breeding, will help boost food production to meet a projected increase in demand for fish and
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding banning the use of purse seine and mini purse seine nets in course of fishing, Maharashtra, 22/05/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sindhudurg Jilla Shramajivi Rapan Machchimar Sangh & Others Vs Govt. of Maharashtra & Others dated 22/05/2019 regarding banning the use
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Benthic communities of mesophotic coral ecosystem off Puducherry, east coast of India
<p>The shallow coral reef ecosystems along the Indian coast are being threatened by anthropogenic global ocean warming and increased frequency of coral bleaching in the recent past. Identification and