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Harnessing the fruit of the sea 22 Aug 2019
 
India’s Rs 30,000 crore-plus shrimp farming exports is a remarkable, not-so-known success story. The challenge is in sustaining it     
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Source: The Indian Express
Deep tech at sea: this startup helps fishermen in India to take IoT-enabled decisions 21 Aug 2019
 
Started in 2016, Bengaluru-based InCEve Electronics sells sonars that can help the fishermen fish effectively, saving fuel cost, time, and improving the quality of the catch.     
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Source: Your Story
Higher shrimp price may boost production 21 Aug 2019
 
The US and South East Asia, particularly China, are the major buyers of Indian seafood.     
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Source: The Economic Times
India’s shrimp exports to the US rises by 14 pct in January-June 2019 20 Aug 2019
 
Total imports of shrimp by US for the first six months of 2019 remained flat at 300,683 tonne compared to 302,495 tonne imported during the same period of 2018. Overall, US imported 695,332 tonne of shrimps last year.     
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Source: Financial Express
'India now takes antibiotic resistance more seriously than it did a decade ago … We must promote good hygiene practice' 19 Aug 2019
 
Antimicrobial resistance on account of inappropriate use of antibiotics is a public health challenge in India. Last month, to address this challenge, the Centre banned the manufacture, sale and distribution of colistin, an antibiotic, for food producing animals including poultry. Dr Abdul Ghafur, an infectious disease expert and technical advisory member of the National Antibiotic Policy, talks to Pushpa Narayan about the ban     
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Source: Times of India
Appropriate technology to be developed in Tripura for increasing fish Production: CM 18 Aug 2019
 
Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said that the instruction had given to the department of fishery in view of increasing the production of fish here in Tripura and it is important to adopt appropriate technology from India and abroad for increasing fish production.     
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Source: United News Of India
New species of freshwater fish found 17 Aug 2019
 
Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India have discovered two new species of freshwater fish from the north-eastern and northern parts of the country.     
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Source: The Hindu
Enormous Alien Fish Spotted in Kerala's Rivers After 2018 Floods 17 Aug 2019
 
The fish probably escaped from aquaculture facilities during the floods, and are now ‘fugitives’ in the natural ecosystem..     
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Source: The Wire
Indian, Mexican shrimp broodstock JV kicks off first sales 16 Aug 2019
 
Indian farmers are calling for a full ban on imports of Mexican genetics.     
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Source: IntraFish
Shrimp feed makers concerned over continuing fish meal industry strike 16 Aug 2019
 
The industry body seeks exemption from GST which hit the livelihood of jobless and uneducated people.     
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Source: Business Line