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
Inland Fisheries
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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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Draft National lnland Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy (NIFAP) 2019
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has released the draft National Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy. Aquaculture (or aquafarming) refers to the farming of fish, algae and other aquatic
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Scheme on development of inland fisheries and aquaculture- an analysis: Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the Fifty-Third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Agriculture (2017-2018)
This Report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture deals with the action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Fifty-third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Standing
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Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics 2015
The FAO Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics Yearbook contains all the most updated data on capture production, fleet and employment, aquaculture production, commodities, food balance sheets.
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New comprehensive approach in inland fisheries management
Inland fisheries managers are increasingly using Transboundary Fisheries Science as an interdisciplinary and holistic approach for understanding and managing ecosystems across larger scales according to
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A snapshot of the world’s water quality: towards a global assessment
Water pollution has risen across three continents, placing hundreds of millions of people at risk of contracting life-threatening diseases like cholera and typhoid, UN Environment warns. The worrying
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The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2016
Global per capita fish consumption has risen to above 20 kilograms a year for the first time, thanks to stronger aquaculture supply and firm demand, record hauls for some key species and reduced wastage,
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In hot water: Climate change is affecting North American fish
Climate change is already affecting inland fish across North America -- including some fish that are popular with anglers. Scientists are seeing a variety of changes in how inland fish reproduce, grow
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Fisheries in the drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa
Small, fast growing wild fish could be crucial allies in the race to end hunger in some of the world's most chronically poor and underfed regions, according to a new FAO report on fisheries in the drylands