Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNJFU) and the Department of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu, jointly organized a consultative workshop on "Fisheries and Aquaculture Production in Tamil Nadu - Status and Way Forward" in Chennai.

 

Delivering the keynote speech, Dr. Krishnan, Director of BOBP-IGO highlighted the strategies for scaling up deep-water fishing in Tamil Nadu, particularly the tuna fisheries, and sustainable fisheries management. He highlighted the potential and key challenges and also the need for balancing small-scale fisheries sector in order to ensure sustainable fisheries resource exploitation and enhanced fishers' livelihoods in the state. Dr. Krishnan stressed that the time is opportune to give a fillip to the sector, when the state has identified deep water fisheries as one of the drivers of its ambitious target of achieving 1 trillion economy by 2030.

 

The event held at the Institute of Fisheries Post Graduate Studies, (IFPGS) campus on 30 November 2024 brought together experts from academia, industry, research organizations and senior officials from the state fisheries department. Dr. S. Felix, Vice Chancellor, TNJFU welcomed the gathering. Mr. Satyabrata Sahoo, IAS, Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) set the context of the Workshop and Ms. R. Gajalakshmi, IAS, Director of Fisheries, GoTN presented an overview of the fisheries sector and the new initiatives taken by the State Government.