The Odisha government on Monday clamped down a two-month uniform ban on fishing within territorial waters along the state’s entire coastline with immediate effect for conservation and effective management of fisheries resources. The state directorate of fisheries, in a letter to the additional fisheries officer of Ganjam, Kujanga, Balasore, Puri and the district fisheries officer, Balugaon, called for an immediate …
The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute has taken part in a pioneering project of the Union Department of Fisheries to deploy artificial reefs in a total of 3,477 fishing villages in the country with the aim of promoting sustainable fisheries and livelihood, according to a communication. As part of the ambitious project, a nationwide campaign has been launched in association …
