FISH FOR ALL

Address by

Prof. M. S. Swaminathan

Chairman, National Commission on Farmers, GOI, and

President, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

On the occasion of

the 59th Foundation day Celebrations of the Institute

Highlights of the address

Inland Fisheries

• Aquaculture should be treated at par with agriculture in view of several commonalities

  • Benefits like exemption from income-tax, availability of differential rates of interest, loan for tubewell, water, seed and feed at concessional rates etc.

• Set up of National Fisheries Development Board on the pattern of NDDB to bring various activities/authorities under one umbrella.

Capture Fisheries

• Need to promote large scale seed production/feed production/insurance casino en ligne

Culture Fisheries

• Need to diversify, by tapping other varieties especially air breathing fish like mangur. Constrained by lack of extension in States and unavailability of adequate seeds.

• Sewage fisheries leading to improvement in ecology including control of mosquitoe larvae through Gambusia

• Need for standardizing Low External Input Sustainable Aquaculture Techniques (LEISA).

Brackish Water Aquaculture

• Import duties and taxes on feed and its ingredients as well as power tariff should be reduced, treating small fishers as agriculture.

National Agricultural Research System

• Dispersed small scale feed production farms should be located near consumers to reduce transportation costs and ensure decentralized employment generation.

• Seed and Feed banks by Self-help Groups to promote Inland Aquaculture.

• Looking to increasing demand for organic fish abroad, a small technical group from NARS, industry and fisher families should work out a protocol which is feasible, affordable and acceptable.

• Indian Organic Fish may be given a brand name.

Cold Chain

• Affordable cold chains are critical in tropical countries. Private investment should be encouraged through reduced power tariff, cheaper availability of loans etc.

• Municipal Committees must promote hygienic fish marketing for consumer health and better value realization.

Aquarian Reform

• A National Aquarian Policy for inland and marine waters based on the principles of ecology, social and gender equity, economics and employment generation is needed.

Sustainable Coastal Marine Fisheries

• Open access nature of marine fisheries should be gradually curtailed through restriction on number of vessels, number of days/hours at sea, engine power, size of fishing gear etc.

• Recommendation of Review Committee on Optimization of Fishing Fleet should be implemented with the co-operation of stakeholders.

Post-Harvest Losses

• Efficient and hygienic fish harbours and landing centres are essential for consumer health and better value realization by fishers and for export requirements under standard laid down by Hazardous Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP).

• A Central Fish Harbour Development Agency should be set up to comprehensively manage the landing centres, dredging etc. and a law should be framed for their efficient management.

Legislaion

• A separate Department of Fisheries in the Ministry of Agriculture should be set up to integrate the activities of various departments/bodies under one umbrella.

Fish for all and ever

• Set up Fish for All Capacity Building and Mentoring Centres, based on integrated attention to all links in the capture/culture to consumption chain.

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MARINE FISH LANDINGS IN INDIA

ESTIMATES AND TRENDS

CMFRI  Special Publication No 89

Released by Padma Vibhushan Prof. M. S. Swaminathan on 4 February 2024

It is well known that an informed fishery management regime should have a reliable and objective information edifice  that is built on scientific principles of data collection system. It is a matter of pride that CMFRI, indeed, has such a system, recognized as one of the best of its kind in the world. The resource monitoring system that is in vogue since 1950s, is continually refined in consonance with the changing marine fisheries scenario. One of the products of the resource monitoring system is the estimates of resourcewise and gearwise landings of the exploited coastal marine fishery resources of the EEZ along with the fishing effort expended. This information is of vital importance for a meaningful resource assessment for evolving rational harvesting strategies. CMFRI has been disseminating this information from time to time through its various publications. The special publication that is being released today is unique by the way of not only providing estimates of landings in the twenty year period from 1985-2004 but also depicting the trends in the production of major exploited resources of different regions of the country. This special publication contains :

followed by resourcewise estimates of marine fish landing from 1985-2004 in India and the coastal states, namely, West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, UT of Pondicherry, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat. For each of the states, the annual resourcewise landings for the twenty year period from 1985–2004 together with landings in each quarter of the year (Calendar month based) are provided. At the end of publication, Suggested Reading material is given that contains references to sources of data earlier to 1985, besides publications that deal with the appraisal of status of marine fisheries in India.

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MARINE FISH LANDINGS IN INDIA (Excluding IslandTerritories) DURING 2024 (IN TONNES)

WB  -  West Bengal   :    OR - Orissa    :    AP - Andhra Pradesh    :    TN - Tamil Nadu     

PON  - Pondicherry    :    KER - Kerala  :    KAR - Karnataka          :    MH - Maharshtra    :    GUJ - Gujarat