Lakshadweep plans to double its tuna catch to 50,000 tonnes in five years, with a dedicated Tuna Cluster in the Andamans and a Seaweed Cluster in Lakshadweep — the Centre’s island fisheries strategy, released on 10 November 2026, puts tuna, seaweed and ornamental fish at the heart of India’s Blue Economy push.
NOAA opened scoping on letting two scallop permits stack on one boat. Five hearings run 17 Nov-14 Dec 2026; written comments close Monday, 4 January 2027. Here’s how to have your say.
India’s deep-sea rules turn one this week. Mechanised boats can now fish the EEZ with a free Access Pass — here is who needs one, who is exempt, and how cooperatives get first shot at the tuna.
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.
Odisha’s Cyclone Arnab relief package pays marine and Chilika fishers ₹60,000 for damaged boats and ₹15,000 for nets — plus up to ₹1,12,500 per hectare for affected fish farmers.
Canada’s ISMER-UQAR is recruiting up to 10 PhD students in oceanography for Fall 2027, each worth $25,000 a year for three years. Applications close 5 February 2027 — and you need a supervisor’s letter first.
Sanriku ports landed 4,274 tonnes of fresh flying squid through 29 October — 2.7 times last year — but scientists warn the stock is still fragile. What the rebound really means.
ICAR-CIFRI and WorldFish report household incomes up 43–59% for participating tribal fishers at Odisha’s Rishia Reservoir after two years of scientific stocking, community management and better landing facilities. Here is the timeline, what actually changed, and what other reservoir villages can copy.
FAO’s Mediterranean body has adopted region-wide guidelines on farmed fish welfare and lost aquaculture gear — plus 11 binding wild-fisheries decisions. What it means, and why Indian exporters should watch.
Rome’s GFCM session gave Tunisia’s red-shrimp fishers a quota breakthrough — and left deep-sea habitats waiting another year. Here’s what was agreed, what was blocked, and what we still don’t know.