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Confrence Background
Fisheries and aquaculture offer ample opportunities to reduce hunger and improve nutrition, alleviate poverty, augment economic growth and ensure better use of natural resources. Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food production sector and has the potential to produce the fish needed to meet the demands of a growing population.The contribution of the Indian fisheries to the global food basket is substantial. India is the 3 rd largest fish-producing country and is 2 nd largest in aquaculture production. The
Blue Revolution
in India demonstrated the importance of the Fisheries and Aquaculture sector. The sector is considered as a sunrise sector and is poised to play a major role in the Indian economy in near future. In the recent past, Indian fisheries have witnessed a paradigm shift from marine-dominated fisheries to inland fisheries. However, the sector is facing challenges due to climate change, pollution, water abstraction, loss of biodiversity, overfishing, unmanaged aquaculture expansion. etc. Conservation and sustainable use of these resources is a prime challenge.In this scenario, this seminar will deliberate the
Priming Indian Fisheries in Attaining Sustainable Development Goals
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