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June 5: International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
Every year, on June 5, the International Day for the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing is observed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Highlights The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization celebrated the day for the first time in 2018. Why June 5? June 5 was selected because, it was on ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda • Fishing • Food and Agricultural Organisation • illegal fishing • International Day for the Fight Against Illegal • sea fishing • United Nations • Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
Indian Pompano fish cultivation-First Scientific Experiment
On January 8, 2020, the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) announced that it has developed viable scientific method to cultivate Indian Pompano fish in ponds. Pompanos are marine fishes. Cultivating Indian Pompano in ponds will be a good alternative to shrimp. The financial assistance for the scientific invention was provided by the National Fisheries ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute • Department of Fisheries • Fisheries • fisheries sector • sea fishing
First Tripartite Agreement on Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Fund
On December 23, 2019, the department of fisheries (GoI), NABARD and Tamil Nadu Government signed an agreement to implement Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Fund (FIDF). The tripartite agreement set a total of Rs 7522 crores to address the infrastructure requirement of fisheries sector. Highlights The fund includes setting up of berth facilities for safe landing ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Topics: Department for fisheries • Fisheries • Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund • fisheries sector • Fishermen • NABARD • sea fishing • Tamil Nadu Government
GoI launches GEMINI Device for Disaster Warning
The Government of India launched the GEMINI device that will provide information related to disaster warning. This is exclusively designed for fishermen about disasters when they are 10 to 12 km away from the coast. GEMINI GEMINI is Gagan Enabled Mariner’s Instrument for Navigation and Information. It disseminates seamlessly about emergency situations, communication on disaster ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Fisheries • Fishermen • GAGAN • Gemini • GEMINI Device • GSAT • Indian satellites • ISRO • sea fishing