SSNI

SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD NETWORK OF INDIA

Strengthen the Network for Sustainable Fisheries

Biswa-Bangla-Mela

MSC in IISS 2023

Meeting with Dr Ranjit & Gadre exports Managing Director Arjun Gadre

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Dr Ranjit Interview with Reporter Undercover News

A step forward in India:CUSAT School of Industrial Fisheries(CSIF) and Seafood Exporters Association India(SEAI)signed MOU to support implementation of fisheries action plans(FIPs) through R & D progressing 8 target species along kerala coast towards MSC certification.

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NEWS LETTER - DECEMBER EDITION, 2021

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Shielding & Conserving Marine Ecosystems

Sustainable seafood network of India is a registered trust mandated to bring together people and organizations to pursue common goals that cannot be undertaken in individual capacities.

THIS NETWORK WILL BE SHARING INFORMATION RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD, COORDINATE RELATED ACTIVITIES AND TO JOIN FORCES FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE JOINT EFFORTS.

Setting

Provide input to the development and implementation of projects supporting fisheries working to Sustainability.

Policy

Provide oversight and monitoring of fisheries working towards Sustainability.

Network

Work in collaboration with different stakeholders, NGOs, Funding agencies.

INDIAN FISHERIES TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY

THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF THE SEAFOOD SECTOR IN INDIA OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS ACCOMPANIED WITH CHALLENGES TO CONTINUED SUSTAINABILITY OF THIS GROWTH AMIDST CONCERNS ABOUT OVERFISHING, DEPLETED STOCKS, AND ILLEGAL UNREPORTED UNREGULATED FISHING IN THE WILD CATCH SECTOR.

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Total Fish production in India (Million metric tonnes). Dept. of Fisheries, Govt. of India

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Marine Fish Landings in India (Tonnes), Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute.

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Growth of Fisheries Sector (NFDB)

MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (MSC)

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an international non-profit organisation that sets globally recognised, science-based standards for sustainable fishing and seafood traceability.

The MSC ecolabel and certification program recognises and rewards sustainable fishing practices and is helping create a more sustainable seafood market. It is the only wild-capture fisheries certification and ecolabelling program that meets best practice requirements set by both the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) and ISEAL Alliance, the global membership association for sustainability standards.

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MSC Standards

The MSC works with fisheries, scientists, seafood companies, conservation groups and the public to encourage environmentally friendly seafood choices. The certified fisheries are judged on the three standards the MSC provides.