INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INNOVATIONS IN FISHING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT FISHERIES BEGINS
A 5-day international symposium on innovations in fishing technologies for sustainable and resilient fisheries and the 23rd Meeting of the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Working Group of Fishing Technology and Fish Behaviour (WGFTFB) begun on Feb 13 (Monday) 2023. The objective of the symposium is to explore solutions for the adoption of a set of sustainable fisheries measures, including the blue transformation of small-scale fisheries (SSF) and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in fishing. Over 250 delegates from 30 countries including scientists, senior government officials, industry, and students are attending.
Shri. JN Swain, IAS, Secretary (Fisheries), Government of India inaugurated the Symposium. Dr J K Jena, Deputy Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Dr. C. Suvarna, lFS, Chief Executive, NFDB and Dr. J Balaji, IAS, Joint Secretary to the Department of Fisheries also attended the inauguration and interacted with the delegates.