Dr. Mohd Ashraf Rather 
Kerala’s fisheries university is hiring at both ends of the ladder — a Director of Research, three Deans, and a Technical Assistant intern. The first deadline is 5 November, so the intern post needs action this week.
Woods Hole’s Summer Student Fellowship pays undergraduates to spend a summer doing real ocean research — with a weekly stipend, travel support and housing. The 2027 call opens in December, so now is the time to prepare.
More than 300 PMMSY cages at Halali Dam are sending Indian Major Carps to markets across India in refrigerated vans — here is how the reservoir cage model works and how farmers can explore it.
Ghana’s fisheries ministry has pledged to work with the Women in Aquatic Science and Management Network (WASMaN) to raise women’s participation, visibility and leadership across fisheries science and management.
Telangana has cleared free GAIS accident cover for 4,21,767 registered fishermen for 2026-27: ₹5 lakh for accidental death or total disability, ₹2.5 lakh for partial disability, ₹25,000 hospitalisation — zero premium for fishers. Policy from 1 June 2026; claims must be intimated within 120 days.
NOAA just handed 14 scallop research projects over $25 million — funded entirely by the catch itself, not taxpayers. Here’s how the fish pay for their own science.
ICAR-CIFT has patented a waterless live-fish transport system — an insulated, sensor-watched container that recorded up to 95% survival in trials. How it works, what it fixes, and why it is not for sale yet.
Australia’s 2026 fishery audit covers 107 stocks across 22 fisheries: 66 are not overfished, 79 are not subject to overfishing, and 65 pass both tests — on $399 million of catch value. Plus the data, climate and illegal-fishing warnings inside.
KUFOS funds its own PG and PhD students: Junior Fellowship Rs. 2,000/month for meritorious Master’s students, Senior Research Fellowship Rs. 13,000/month for PhD candidates, plus a Rs. 4,000/month Manappuram scholarship for MBA students.
Ireland’s BIM Small-Scale Coastal Fishers Scheme pays an 80% grant — up to €30,000 per vessel — for under-12m fishers. The current call closes 5pm, 17 December 2026.