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Monday, January 26, 2026
TopicFisheries

Topic: Fisheries

Plenty of fish in the sea: NITI Aayog has a 3-phase plan to harness deep-sea & offshore fishing potential

Niti Aayog report says India has only 4 registered boats for deep-sea and offshore fishing, while Sri Lanka has 1,883 and Iran has 1,216. Lays out strategy to harness fishing resources.

Owners’ consent must, only voluntary donations—Centre’s new blood transfusion rules for animals

From establishing blood banks to guidelines on how to collect, store & match blood samples, the SoP makes blood donations easier & standardised for domestic animals.

What’s bottom trawling, the new flashpoint between India-Sri Lanka, and why it’s still rampant in India

While India has seasonal bans on trawling and adheres to international guidelines that prohibit ‘destructive fishing activities’, it is still rampantly practised by Indian fishermen.

India elected vice-chair of UN fisheries body amid countries calling out China’s illegal fishing

Established in 1965, FAO Committee on Fisheries addresses issues on international fishing and aquaculture, providing policy guidance among others.

For fish farmers in this Sikkim village, there is a pot of money at the end of the ‘rainbow’

According to Sikkim's Department of Fisheries, total rainbow trout production in state in 2020-21 was 150 metric tonnes. Most of the farming happens in the village of Sribadam.

Taranjeet Singh’s Ruler Marine Products is a success story in the global fisheries market

Singh is known for providing clients with consumable and ornamental fish tailored to the needs of the site, species produced, geographic area, funding, and personal tastes.

Hit by Covid, cyclone & high fuel price, India’s fishing industry finds itself marooned

Stakeholders say the lockdown-induced restrictions on market times have led to a drop in prices & demand, while cyclones have damaged boats & other infrastructure.

BJP minister Giriraj Singh now shares ‘lemon pepper fish’ recipe, says it delays ageing

Fisheries Minister Giriraj Singh tweeted that lemon pepper fish keeps brain healthy & reduces effects of ageing. His dept had earlier tweeted that fish therapy helps fight depression.

Annual fisheries survey unlikely to be over this year as vessels not repaired due to lockdown

Eleven out of 12 vessels of the Fishery Survey of India fleet remain in dry docks for repairs. The FSI is also short on funds to replace its ageing fleet.

Fishing industry suffers another blow as workers are stranded on boats, debt is piling up

Coronavirus pandemic couldn’t have come at a worse time for fishing sector, which was just beginning to recover from last year’s cyclones.

On Camera

Mark Tully was a colossus on the Indian subcontinent. He had sources at all levels

I was in Islamabad when Mark Tully broke the news of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being hanged. I held it against him—he could have tipped me off. But he was a journalist before he was a friend.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

Shaurya Chakra for Lt Col who led op to ‘eliminate’ terror leadership along Indo-Myanmar border

President Murmu has also conferred Kirti Chakra on Major Arshdeep Singh of 1 Assam Rifles for eliminating armed cadres when patrol led by him came under fire along Indo-Myanmar Border last May.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.