India’s fish output jumped from 141.64 to 197.75 lakh tonnes in five years. At NFDB’s 13th Governing Body meeting in Hyderabad, the Centre set the next agenda — last-mile outreach, aqua parks and fish markets. Here’s what it means for fish farmers.
France has built what it calls the first biodegradable trawl net to reach sea trials — and the first panels are now fishing for langoustine off Brittany. How the net works, what it costs, and why Indian fishers should watch it.
MPEDA data shows India’s vannamei shrimp hit a record 13.05 lakh tonnes in 2025-26 — up 10% in a year. Black tiger shrimp is recovering, but scampi and seabass are sliding. Here is the full five-year picture.
The African Development Bank and Shanghai Ocean University will pay full tuition, accommodation, meals and a monthly stipend for a fisheries, aquaculture or marine science degree in China — Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD. Deadline: 12 November 2026.
Bihar will pay 60% of the cost of a half-acre pearl farming unit — up to about ₹1.35 lakh — and has already trained 89 farmers in Patna. How the scheme works, what a unit costs, and how to apply.
Trawls, gillnets, purse seines, dol nets — 20 exam-style MCQs on India’s fishing crafts and gears, with answer key and explanations. From the 35 mm mesh rule to the Supreme Court’s 2026 purse-seine order, this is the revision set CIFE and ICAR aspirants keep getting asked.
NOAA’s new groundfish rule lets West Coast boats fish with one buoy line instead of two — saving fishermen time and money while cutting the ropes that entangle humpback whales. Colour-coded gear marking starts 11 January 2027.
ICAR-CIBA Chennai is hiring one Young Professional-II at ₹42,000/month for a pearlspot germ-cell speed-breeding project. Apply online by 22 November 2026.
NOAA’s Hollings Scholarship pays up to $9,500 a year plus a $700-a-week summer internship at a NOAA facility. US citizens in their second year of college can apply — deadline Sunday 31 January 2027.
In Rameswaram’s Palk Bay, women farmers grow red seaweed that becomes carrageenan – and one farmer raised her income 50% by selling direct. How the trade works, what PMMSY pays, and what still holds it back.