On the occasion of World Fisheries Day (21st November), Government of India’s Dept. of Fisheries organised the two day Global Fisheries Conference India 2023 at Gujarat Science City, Ahmedabad.
Key points
- Union Minister Shri Parshottam Rupala released the “State Fishes of India Booklet” to encourage each state in India to adopt a fish and conserve its biodiversity.
- The booklet contains details of 21 fish species adopted as State Fish and declared as State Aquatic Animal.
- The other key publication released was “Handbook on Fisheries Statistics year 2022” that aims at providing key data points and performance indicators for the Fisheries sector making accurate and reliable fisheries data available to all.
World Fisheries Day awards
- On occasion of the World Fisheries Day, awards were distributed by the dignitaries.
- Andhra Pradesh was awarded as the Best Marine State, Uttar Pradesh awarded as the Best Inland State award, Assam as the Best Himalayan region and North Easter State award. Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) was awarded as the Best Marine District, Seoni (Madhya Pradesh), Kamrup (Assam) won the Best Inland District and the Best Himalayan and North Eastern District respectively.
