NOAA has allocated $15.8 million in fishery disaster funding to Florida, California and the Makah Tribe — covering Hurricane Ian, collapsed salmon runs and the red sea urchin fishery. Recipients get 120 days to apply once NOAA issues its funding letter.
ICAR-CMFRI Kochi invites applications for 3 Young Professional-I posts at ₹30,000/month on a sea-going research project. Apply by email before 2 Nov 2026.
IMBRSea’s Erasmus Mundus applications for Cohort 2027 open 1 December 2026 — a joint marine biological resources master’s across 11 European universities, with full EU-funded scholarships for top applicants.
Madhya Pradesh will give fisheries formal industry status under its Integrated Fisheries Policy 2026. ₹40,000 crore of investment proposals, 3.5 lakh jobs, a ₹7,430 crore cage-culture push in four reservoirs and a plan to double fish production in three years — here’s the full breakdown.
Under-40s with 5 years’ sea time can claim 40% towards their first fishing vessel (up to €250,000) under Ireland’s Young Fisher Scheme — and now access government-backed loans of up to €3m too. Applications close 13 January 2027.
The government has announced private insurers are being onboarded into PM-MKSSY aquaculture insurance, so far served only by four PSU insurers. Here’s the 40% premium incentive, coverage, claim timelines and what more competition means for shrimp and fish farmers.
Australis Aquaculture (The Better Fish) has secured 16 sea leases in Vietnam’s An Giang Province for a 30,000-tonne-per-year barramundi ocean farming hub, with first harvest expected mid-2027, while its new Blue Loop processing facility is already in commercial operation.
ICAR-CIFT will help GI-tag Chilled Andaman Coral Trout (Dollar Fish) and Nicobari Thoharango, and deliver 30 standardised fishing boat designs to the A&N Administration.
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has released its catch advice for key Northeast Atlantic stocks …
ICAR-CIFE Mumbai invites applications for 1 Junior Research Fellow post (₹37,000/month) on a CSIR-funded seaweed polysaccharides project. Apply by email before 3 November 2026.