Indonesia ratified the ILO’s fishing labour treaty in June 2026 — then a squid boat sailed from Jakarta with crew promised wages they never got. Four fishers were beaten for missing a 2kg nightly quota. The law, the case, and the gap between them.
America’s oyster and clam farmers have until Monday 30 November 2026 to buy federal crop insurance for the 2027 season — four USDA plans cover storms, heat, freeze and stock losses, and Texas joins the Shellfish programme for the first time.
FAO’s FISH4ACP programme turned about US$2 million into roughly US$3.6 million a year for Zimbabwe’s tilapia farmers — 4,206 farmers reached, 1,909 extra tonnes of fish, and maggot-based feed cutting costs by about 40%.
Odisha’s MMKY scheme pays up to ₹6 lakh for a new fishing boat, engine, safety gear and net — 60% for women, SC/ST, PWD and transgender fishers, 40% for general. Apply on Go-Sugam, preferably by December 2026.
EU aquaculture shrank in 2024 — about 1.0 million tonnes worth €4.6 billion, down 3.7% in volume. Spain farms the most, France earns the most, and Norway alone out-produces the whole EU.
ANRF’s Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant offers up to ₹60 lakh plus overheads for three years of independent research — fisheries scientists with a regular post can apply by 2 December 2026.
The Commonwealth Blue Charter Incubator Round II offers £20,000–£50,000 per project for government-led ocean and fisheries projects — India is eligible, and applications close 11 December 2026.
20 exam-ready MCQs on trout, mahseer, snow trout and ICAR-DCFR — with answers, a species table and the 2026 exam facts every aspirant needs.
ICAR-CIFT has handed its Chitopro technology to Kerala’s Parayil Biofarm – shrimp shells and fish scales are now on their way to becoming chitosan-enriched foods. Here is what the deal covers, and why India’s seafood-waste problem just got a new answer.
Kenya’s Marine and Fisheries Research Institute is hiring 15 experts, including 4 Chief Research Scientists on permanent terms paying up to KSh 249,644 a month. Applications close Monday, 30 November 2026. Here are all 15 posts, the pay, and how to apply.