India’s Marine Fisheries – Growth & Climate Resilience

Key Highlights

• Production Growth:
  • 2020–21: 34.76 lakh tonnes
  • 2023–24: 44.95 lakh tonnes
  • Avg. annual growth rate: 8.9%
• Stock Sustainability:
  • ICAR-CMFRI (2022): 91.1% of 135 marine fish stocks sustainable.

Research & Climate Resilience

• Institutions Involved: ICAR–CMFRI, ICAR institutes under NICRA (National Innovation in Climate Resilient Agriculture).
• Focus Areas:
  • Wetland fisheries (Assam, WB, Bihar, Odisha, Kerala).
  • Climate trend analysis in major river basins.
  • Shifts in fish distribution, catch composition, yield.
  • Marine sector: Climate modelling, fish catch projections, mariculture, ocean acidification, blue carbon, adaptive management.
• Awareness programmes in Odisha, Assam, WB, Kerala.

Government Interventions

• PM Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)
  • Focus: sustainable fishing, eco-friendly aquaculture, ecosystem conservation.
  • Artificial reefs & sea ranching for ecological restoration.
  • 100 climate-resilient fishermen villages – ₹2 crore each, fully funded by Centre.
  • 58 harbours & landing centres – sanctioned, cost ₹3,281.31 crore.
  • Post-harvest infra: 27,000+ transport units (refrigerated trucks, live fish vending centres, motorbikes with ice-boxes).
  • Sagar Mitras deployed in coastal villages.

Export & Quality Support

• MPEDA – NETFISHinitiative (since 2007):
  • 45,500+ awareness/training programmes.
  • 15 lakh stakeholders covered.
  • Outcomes: Reduced post-harvest losses, improved seafood quality, higher fisher incomes, stronger marine exports.
    
    Updated : 20 Aug 2025 ; 2:38 PM | DD News