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0:04Good evening everyone. Uh today we are
0:07at the uh third session of our uh 14th
0:10week. So uh after completing other
0:14government today we have our own um
0:17resource person from the uh government
0:19[clears throat] of India who is none
0:20other than Dr. Sanjay Pande who is
0:23currently a deputy commissioner in the
0:24department of fisheries government of
0:26India where uh uh contributes
0:30significantly for the national policy
0:32formulation sectoral planning and
0:34implementation of fisheries and
0:36development program with his expertise
0:39in fisheries governance resource
0:41management and institutional
0:42coordination. He plays a key role in
0:45advancing government initiatives in
0:47sustainable fisheries, aquaculture
0:50development and livelihood enhancement
0:51for fishing communities.
0:54Uh because of experience is uh work
0:57involves strategic engagement with state
1:01governments, research institutions and
1:03international agencies. Above all uh SAR
1:06is a key contributor in scientific
1:10fisheries management, infrastructure
1:11development and value chain improvement
1:14through his effective administrative and
1:16technical leadership. The uh fisheries
1:19is in the modernization and advancement
1:21of national goals in the marine and
1:23inland fisheries sustainability with
1:26this vast academic research and
1:28administrative experience. So on behalf
1:31of all of us I invite you to make this
1:33session sir. Welcome sir. Over to you
1:36sir.
1:37>> Before uh before before he starts I
1:39would like to add like Dr. Pande has
1:41been in the department for almost close
1:43to over 25 years. Uh to have such a long
1:46stint in the headquarters and almost uh
1:50every aspect of policy making uh he has
1:53a close association. So I'm sure uh uh u
1:58his experience not only in the internal
2:01governance but also participation
2:02extensively in various uh international
2:05platforms uh representing the government
2:07uh will give a kind of a new
2:09perspective. So I request the
2:11participants particularly we have a
2:12large number of participants from India
2:13of course uh comprising researchers and
2:15then uh from the department and some
2:18from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh some
2:20[snorts] the faces are quite familiar to
2:22you like Mr. Shakun is also there.
2:27So uh I request you to kindly engage for
2:32an hour or so and then uh we can have
2:34some discussions openly please.
2:38>> Yeah.
2:38>> Yeah. Thank you very much. I will be
2:40preferring to have a interactive also.
2:43uh whatever some slides are there we'll
2:47try to some light on that and then we
2:50can have a discussion on on the topic of
2:54interest of participants.
2:56Uh let me try to share this uh
2:58presentation.
3:25So Joom is saying that I have to quit
3:27and rejoin to uh share my presentation.
3:31I don't know if it
3:35let me just uh quit and rejoin
3:51or who is like we should make uh the
3:54presenter as a co-host
4:11Sorry. Uh, you should be joining shortly
4:14here.
4:42Sorry, I was muted. So whether this is
4:44visible to the participants?
4:47>> Yes, it is visible.
4:48>> Yes, sir.
4:49>> Yes. Yes. Thank you.
4:52But please go to slide mode, sir.
4:54>> Yeah. Yeah.
4:54>> Please. Thank you.
4:58Now it is good. Sure.
5:01So before going to the main topic of our
5:04uh
5:06fisheries laws and the policies uh let
5:10me first briefly introduce about the uh
5:13overview of our fishery sector in
5:15country. So we can see that uh our total
5:19production of fisheries both from inland
5:23and marin altogether it's forming around
5:26197 lakh ton or we can say it's reaching
5:29towards 20 million metric t out of which
5:33the contribution of the inland sector is
5:35around more than 15 million metric t and
5:40uh rest is coming from the marine side
5:42marine capture side it's around 4.5
5:45million ion metric ton and the export
5:49from the country is around 7 to 8
5:52billion USD and uh mostly the ex export
5:57is uh dominated by agriculture sector.
6:00Uh we can say shrimp is the main
6:03contributor of uh export uh from our
6:06country and we are exporting to almost
6:09uh around 130 countries where there are
6:13around six to seven main countries are
6:17having more share on our export.
6:20India is the second largest uh feast
6:22producer when we are combining these uh
6:25figures and uh we are eighth uh in the
6:31we are contributing 8% towards the
6:33global fish basket and uh currently we
6:36are the sixth largest exporter and uh
6:40overall if we see only from the inland
6:42and agriculture we are second largest
6:44and the growth rate of fishery sector is
6:47tremendous uh since last 10 years we and
6:50watch it is around 8% and now it is more
6:52than 9% touching to almost 10%. Uh which
6:56is highest growth in the agriculture and
6:59allied sector and uh our seafood export
7:02is reaching around uh 18 lakh ton uh we
7:06can say around 7 to 8 billion.
7:11the resources if we see in our country
7:15uh recently we had reevalidated the
7:18coastline of our country previously it
7:21was around 8,118
7:23kilometer now with the new technology
7:26and refined mapping uh it is now mapped
7:29to a more than 11,000 km long coastline
7:33and our EZ is around uh 2.02 02 million
7:37square kilometer uh with the continental
7:40shelf of around half million square
7:43kilometer and there are lot of fish
7:47landing centers and uh fishing harbors
7:50fish landing points across the coastline
7:54uh more than 1500 and the coastal
7:56fishing villages are also around 3,477
8:00uh we have al already initiated the
8:05marine fishery census
8:07And uh these figures we we will be
8:10revisiting maybe another next two three
8:13two to three months. Uh the uh in case
8:17of inland fisheries uh we can see there
8:21is a tremendous resources available in
8:23our country and that's why it is
8:26contributing to around more than 15
8:29million metric ton in overall
8:30production. But even with this uh
8:33resource which we can see in this slide
8:36uh we believe that we are not uh being
8:39able to harness the uh total uh water
8:43bodies uh which are available in our
8:45country specifically the reservoirs and
8:49uh uh in near future we will see that
8:52production from inland is touching new
8:55heights uh over a period of say two to
8:58three years or five years. So we are
9:01also having brackish water a lot of uh
9:04uh area which is around 10% area we had
9:07covered so far in our brackish water a
9:10culture and effort of the government is
9:13to increase this area and also to expand
9:16this uh brackish water uh which is
9:18mostly exportoriented in many of the
9:21states. Uh now coming towards the
9:26marine fisheries sector. Uh the
9:29resources of our sea have been uh
9:33revalidated by expert committees which
9:35are constituted by department of
9:37fisheries government of India uh at
9:40regular intervals. uh already there is a
9:43committee constituted uh which is headed
9:45by director simaray and uh this uh uh
9:50last year the revalidation report of
9:532018 uh has provided these figures that
9:56we are having around uh 53 lakh t or in
10:00million metric t we can say 5.3 million
10:02metric t of uh fishery resources
10:05available that can be harnessed uh
10:08sustainably uh annual annually and uh uh
10:12the oceanic resources which are around
10:152.3 lakh ton uh are also largely
10:19untapped in our country. Uh the new uh
10:23revalidation report we are expecting
10:25that uh within next uh 3 to 4 months
10:29these figures are revalidated. In this
10:32figure we had not shown the
10:34unconventional resources uh which again
10:37forms altogether if we see uh more than
10:42uh 83 lakh tons of resources are
10:45available in the Indian oceans in our
10:48within our EEZ uh including the
10:51territorial waters as well as the
10:53exclusive economic zone. uh we are also
10:56having targets that uh so far the
10:59fishery of our country has been confined
11:03to nearshore waters but if we see the
11:06production from other countries is uh
11:08also coming from the high seas. So uh
11:11Indian fisheries is looking forward that
11:14we can also harness the shared resources
11:17available in the high seas beyond e
11:19reasons. uh for that already there is
11:22announcement made by the government.
11:25This is the current situation of our uh
11:28fishing fleet in our country. We have
11:30broadly three types of fishing vessels.
11:33The mechanized fishing vessels,
11:35motorized fishing vessels and
11:37non-motorized traditional fishing
11:39crafts. So mechanized fishing vessels
11:41are around 64,000 in number and which
11:44are contributing to around 83% of our
11:47total fish landings. The motorized
11:50fishing boats are much more in number.
11:53They are around 1 lakh 36,000 in numbers
11:57whereas their overall contribution
11:59towards the total catch is around 16%.
12:03And the non-motorized traditional crafts
12:06are again in numbers if we can say they
12:08are around 41,000
12:10but overall share of their catch is
12:13around 1%. So they are mostly doing for
12:16the subsistance uh type of fishing and
12:20the area of their fishing is also
12:22reflected in this slide uh which is uh
12:25for motorized vessels they are fishing
12:28in the territorial waters as well as
12:30they are also venturing to the high seas
12:33whereas the mechanized vessels are
12:35mostly fishing in the high seas and
12:38doing uh multi-day fishing and our
12:42fishing vessels are mostly less than 20
12:44m in water length and uh the motorized
12:48vessels are also very less uh in their
12:50size. We have no fishing so far in the
12:54high sea fishing regions.
12:57Now I'm coming to the main topic of our
13:00uh fisheries uh policies and the laws uh
13:04acts.
13:06Before going to the laws let we
13:09understand about the uh how the
13:12government is working on within the
13:14ambit of the uh constitutional
13:16provisions. So we see that as per the
13:20entry 21 of list two of our constitution
13:24uh under schedule 7 fisheries is
13:27mentioned as a estate subject.
13:30So uh the all the fishing related
13:33activities within the territorial waters
13:36are governed by the coastal states.
13:39Whereas uh we can see another entry in
13:42the seventh schedule of constitution
13:45entry 57 in list one it is mentioned
13:49that fishing and fisheries beyond
13:51territorial waters is a union subject.
13:54So reading these two entries together,
13:58the territorial waters is governed by
14:00the state governments whereas the
14:03exclusive economic zone beyond
14:05territorial water as well as the high
14:08seas are governed by the union
14:10government and uh uh the current regime
14:14is shown that all the states are having
14:18their own marine fishing regulation acts
14:21uh which have been enacted uh starting
14:24from 1980s, 81, 82 or 83. And whereas
14:28for the uh uh for the EZ areas now we
14:33have the rules which we will be coming
14:35up in the later slides and also there is
14:38a maritime zones of India act. Uh that
14:41also will come in the later slides.
14:45Uh in this slide we are just reviewing
14:48that uh about India's ratification to
14:51some important international fisheries
14:54instruments. So we are signary to UNCLOS
14:58in 18 1982.
15:00We are also signary to the United
15:04Nations fishes stock agreement which
15:06came into force in 1995.
15:10Although we are not signary to the
15:12compliance agreement which has entered
15:15into force in 1993.
15:18We had also not signed the port state
15:20measure agreement which is entered into
15:22force in 2009.
15:25So uh the reasons about the compliance
15:28agreement that basically it is for the
15:30high seas and we had not ventured the
15:32high seas. So there was not much need
15:35for us to enter into uh that agreement.
15:38But soon in uh near future we will be
15:42hopeful that uh uh we will also be uh
15:45becoming the party to the compliance
15:47agreement and also we will be becoming
15:49party to the port state measure
15:51agreement uh in near future. Apart for
15:55these uh which are shown in the red
15:57color which are legally binding
15:59instruments. The other are uh voluntary
16:02instruments like uh code of conduct for
16:05responsible fisheries or IPOA on IU or
16:09the uh guidelines uh on the uh flag
16:13state performance or the voluntary
16:15guidelines on catch and document
16:17schemes. uh these are voluntary
16:20guidelines which are used as principal
16:23uh documents guiding documents by the
16:26governments.
16:28Uh we are also in the process of
16:30ratification of the BB&J agreement. Uh
16:35already uh the process is on soon we
16:37will be having party tweet signing to
16:40it. uh the uh elements which are coming
16:45up uh from these international
16:48instruments basically defining the
16:51country's flag state responsibilities
16:54our port state responsibilities and the
16:58coastal state responsibilities
17:00and I hope that uh uh the the persons
17:03who are engaged in this course will be
17:07uh going through these uh flag state,
17:10port state and coastal state
17:12responsibilities
17:14uh to make them more aware about the
17:17these uh very important international
17:19instruments related to regional or
17:21international fisheries.
17:24We are also uh party to three regional
17:28fisheries management organizations
17:31called the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
17:34which is the main uh RFMO in the Indian
17:38Ocean region. India is one of the
17:41founder amongst the one of the founder
17:43uh members in the IOTC. We are also
17:46member to the uh CCMLR commission for
17:50conservation of Antarctic Marine Living
17:52Resources and recently since last 3
17:56years we have joined the uh COA which is
17:59called Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries
18:02Agreement. So far we have been joining
18:05the COFA as a CNCP or uh cooperating
18:09non-contracting party and the process of
18:12becoming the permanent member of COFA is
18:16also underway. uh soon we will be
18:19permanent member of the COPA and we are
18:22also looking forward that uh we will be
18:24joining other RFMOS wherever uh our uh
18:29fleet uh in near future will be reaching
18:32to and wherever the government feels
18:34that we should join the other RFMOS.
18:38These are the RFMOS which are having the
18:40binding resolutions and uh conservation
18:43and management practices uh measures
18:45applicable. Apart from that we are also
18:48having the regional fisheries uh bodies
18:51which are not reflected in this slide
18:54like PUBP IGO and uh uh there are some
18:57other regional fisheries bodies to which
19:00India is party to.
19:03Uh now we are coming to some of the acts
19:06which are having direct or indirect
19:09bearings on the fishery sector in our
19:12country.
19:14So foremost the first act which is the
19:17territorial waters continental shell
19:19exclusive economic zone and other other
19:22maritime zones uh act 1976
19:26that act was predates
19:29uh uh prior to the adoption of the
19:31unclause of 1982
19:34uh but it contains most of the
19:36provisions which have later on been uh
19:40formed in the unclause by all countries
19:43together. So, uh this act basically
19:46provides the maritime boundaries of our
19:49countries as well as the rights of on
19:53the resources and the way how to utilize
19:55those resources. Uh these have been
19:58reflected in this act. So that 1976 MZI
20:03actu provides the uh basically uh
20:07territorial waters area of from 0 to 12
20:10nautical miles, contiguous zone up to 24
20:13nautical miles, exclusive economic zone
20:16up to 200 nautical miles and the
20:18continental shelf uh which is uh
20:21extending even beyond the EZ uh uh up to
20:25up to the uh last prolongation of the
20:29And so if we can see in the territorial
20:32waters we have full sovereignty
20:36uh all the Indian institutes uh are
20:39extending to the up to the uh d nautical
20:43mile area of territorial waters and we
20:46have uh only uh the sovereign rights in
20:50terms of resource utilization,
20:52exploration, exploitation, conservation
20:55and management uh in the exclusive
20:57economic zone.
20:59And uh uh the government is also having
21:03rules uh which are originating from this
21:06act for regulation of various living and
21:10non-living resources including the
21:12minerals, oils and now the fisheries.
21:15Also uh one of the landmark uh steps
21:19that government has taken uh recently in
21:22this month on 4th of November uh the
21:27government has uh issued the rules for
21:30sustainable harnessing of fisheries in
21:33the exclusive economic zone of India and
21:37uh uh with this uh rules under this MZI
21:40act of 1976.
21:42Now there is a provision that for any
21:45fishing vessel if they are fishing in
21:47the EZ uh they need to have the access
21:51pass and that access pass is being
21:55issued with certain terms and
21:56conditions. Uh uh which we can uh see in
22:02in these bullet points. uh the this
22:05access pass basically is covering uh all
22:08the mechanized boards uh vessels having
22:11irrespective of their length.
22:14It also covers the motorized boards if
22:18they are more than 24 m in overall
22:22length and it covers the motorized
22:25boards of uh in the EZ. So other than
22:31this there are two type of boards which
22:34are not covered in this access pass or
22:36we can see those vessels or boats have
22:39been given relaxation in terms of
22:42requirement of the access pass which are
22:45non- tuna fishing boats of motorized
22:48boats and the uh non-motorized boats
22:51which are the traditional crafts.
22:52Basically the traditional crafts are
22:54limited only within the territorial
22:56waters. So they are out of this uh uh
22:59perview of this rules. Whereas the
23:02non-tuna boards which are also less than
23:0424 m and uh which are confined to 20 30
23:08nautical miles are also doing with the
23:11their mostly sub subsistence and mixed
23:13type of fishing. But uh those boards are
23:16also required to uh submit their catch
23:19reports uh for for scientific
23:21estimations and uh for for our record
23:25purposes.
23:27uh these rules are providing uh some
23:29latest features that uh we government of
23:32India is trying to uh implement like the
23:36ease of doing business. No fishermen or
23:39fishing boat owners are [snorts]
23:41required to visit any offices to get
23:43these uh access pass under these rules.
23:47They are being issued through a uh
23:49online portal which is called real craft
23:53and uh uh they need to online apply. Uh
23:56they need to uh verify themselves and
23:59they need to select the area of fishing
24:02and type of fishing what they want to
24:03fish where they want to fish and they
24:06need to uh also give their undertaking
24:10that they will not indulge into the
24:13harmful fishing practices or illegal
24:15type of fishing. And uh with these basic
24:19uh uh features they will be uh issued
24:24with the access pass in a very time
24:26bound manner by the government of India
24:30uh through the application procedure
24:32which will be passing through the state
24:33governments. So uh there is a digital
24:36integration uh of this issuance of the
24:39access pass. This access pass will also
24:42be linked with the MPIA and EIC for
24:47issuance of the catch certificate and
24:48health health certificate for uh for the
24:51fishermen and their fish catch produce.
24:54uh the rules are providing uh the
24:57authority to the Indian Navy to the
24:59Indian Coast Guard and other uh
25:02authorities that the government of India
25:04will notify to function as authorized
25:07officer for the monitoring control and
25:09surveillance and the rules are putting
25:12much focus on sustainability aspects to
25:16provide for the fisheries management
25:18plan adopting the ecosystem based uh
25:21approach and prohibition of destructive
25:24fishing like use of artificial light or
25:27LED lights and uh uh there will be
25:30national plan of action on IU fishing as
25:33well as fisheries management plans under
25:35this act. Uh there will be thorough
25:39institutional mechanism for
25:40implementation of this act like the
25:42authorized officer. We will be having
25:44the verifying officers. We will be
25:46having the adjudicating officers from
25:49the state governments and we will be
25:51having the issuing authority as well as
25:52appelate authority under this rules. Uh
25:55also this rules is having a inbuilt
25:58feature of uh proper monitoring of the
26:02mid-sea trans shshipment. Uh so that our
26:06island territories is specifically and
26:08luxury where there are lot of scattered
26:11islands and uh there they are lacking
26:13the necessary infrastructure for landing
26:16and processing. uh this trans shshipment
26:19will help in collectivization of the
26:20catch and uh uh keeping it in a better
26:25quality uh for exports. The rules is
26:28also bringing one change in the uh
26:32customs act that uh uh so far the fish
26:36which has been caught from the EZ beyond
26:41contiguous jone of 24 nautical mile is
26:44considered as uh not the Indian origin
26:47is uh uh our customs acts that date
26:50backs to 1972 prior to the unclause and
26:54uh uh with these rules the resources
26:57fishery resources of the entire EZ will
27:00now be counted as Indian origin and they
27:03will not be treated as import when they
27:05are uh being caught from the EZ region
27:08and when they are landed in any Indian
27:10port. Similarly, when the uh uh the fish
27:14originating from the EZ if it is being
27:16exported it will be counted as export.
27:19So this is a uh change in the uh policy
27:22and act of the government uh through
27:25these rules.
27:28Another uh act which is uh important in
27:32our Indian marine fisheries is called
27:34maritime zones of India regulation of
27:36fishing by foreign vessels act 1981.
27:40So this act was supporting issuance of
27:42the licenses and permits for foreign
27:45vessels for fishing in the EZ of India
27:48or maritime zones of India. Though uh
27:51this uh provisions of this act have not
27:54been used uh after 1996
27:58uh when the decision has been taken by
28:00the government to not to allow any
28:03foreign vessels for fishing in the
28:04Indian waters.
28:06The act is being used to prevent illegal
28:11fishing by any foreign vessels in our
28:13maritime zones. Coast Guard and Navy are
28:16the authorized officers under this act
28:19to prevent any illegal poaching by
28:22foreign vessels. And uh uh if uh any
28:26vessels engaged in illegal fishing is
28:28caught under the provisions of this act
28:31then there are uh uh penal provisions
28:34and uh uh the uh fine is mentioned here
28:38like if if there violation is taking
28:41place inside the territorial waters then
28:44there is a fine up to 15 lakh rupees or
28:48imprisonment up to 3 years or both. In
28:52case of any violations by the foreign
28:55vessels in the EZ area then there is a
28:58fine up to rupees 10 lakh and also there
29:02are other provisions related to
29:04contravention of seven section 7 which
29:07is the uh safe passage or innocent
29:10passage uh related section. Uh if any
29:14foreign vessel is passing through
29:15without is stowing its gear then it is
29:18being fined uh up to rupees five lakh.
29:21And also if any foreign vessel or its
29:24crew or master if not supporting the
29:27authorized officer for boarding and
29:30inspection of that vessel there is a
29:32fine of imprisonment up to one year or
29:34fine up to rupees 50 uh,000 or both. So
29:39uh MZI act uh was enacted around 45
29:43years back and now government is also
29:45reviewing that there is a need to amend
29:48our act uh for the purpose of
29:50decriminalization
29:52or also for the purpose of looking into
29:54the fine uh considering that uh uh if
29:58the fine is outdated we need to amend
30:01and update these fines.
30:06uh this is uh called national policy on
30:09marine fisheries uh which was adopted in
30:132017.
30:14It's a guiding document for Indian
30:17marine fisheries for 10 years means from
30:202017 to up to 2026.
30:24Uh this policy document has been
30:25notified by government of India uh which
30:28is having its core value to ensure the
30:31sustainable exploitation of marine
30:33fisheries resources, promote uh economic
30:36growth, livelihood security and
30:39ecosystem conservation. It also put
30:42emphasis to reduce over fishing and also
30:45to resolve the resource conflicts among
30:48the states or between the state or
30:51center or uh the policy related guidance
30:54uh to overall uh manage the marine
30:57fisheries in India. Uh it provides for
31:01sustainable fisheries management
31:03adoption of the scientifically
31:05uh uh adopted ecosystem based fisheries
31:09management plans. It also provides uh
31:12for deep promotion of the deep sea
31:13fishing and high sea fishing
31:15incompatible with the international and
31:18regional conventions and the
31:20infrastructure development uh the
31:22technology and capacity building uh in
31:24the Indian fishes their training uh
31:26their safety measures they they need to
31:29adopt and also the coastal and marine
31:32conservation protection of the critical
31:34habitat MPAs and biodiversity related uh
31:39provisions are there in This policy uh
31:41this policy is being used by the central
31:44government as well as is it is being
31:47used by the state government as a
31:49guiding uh uh document when they are
31:52bringing various orders or resolutions
31:54or uh amendments in their uh acts.
32:01There is another act called merchant
32:03shipping act 2025. Recently uh within
32:07this year it has been passed by both the
32:11houses of the parliament. This act uh
32:14was initially called Martin shipping act
32:17of 1958
32:20and this actu has been revamped totally
32:23uh with the uh changing scenario of the
32:27maritime sector. It includes for fishing
32:30vessel uh the important aspects like all
32:34Indian fishing vessels are registered
32:36under this act. The manning requirements
32:39which type of crew will be there, what
32:41will be there, eligibility criteria,
32:44competency standards, sea safety and
32:48mandatory certification. All these
32:50aspects are covered under the merchant
32:52shipping act and its provisions. There
32:55is a authority called uh uh director
32:58general of shipping dig shipping which
33:00is uh al again is having it branch
33:03offices called marketile maran
33:04departments uh which are functioning for
33:08towards implementation of this act as
33:10well as the all the coastal state
33:13fisheries departments have been uh
33:16delegated powers under this act to
33:18function as a registar of fishing boards
33:21and they are registering the fishing
33:22vessels under this act and we had
33:25adopted a uniform registration of
33:27fishing vessels in the entire country
33:30using the provisions of this merchant
33:32shipping act through our real craft
33:34system and this act also provides some
33:37mandatory compliances with reference to
33:40AIS or VMS also the voyage voyage
33:43reporting catch reporting and
33:45maintainings of lock books and crew list
33:49uh the real craft we will tell later On
33:55another act, important act is called uh
33:57AMIA act or marine products export
34:00development authority act which was uh
34:03promulgated uh again long back uh in uh
34:08uh 1972
34:10even prior to the uh unclause or our
34:131976 MZI act of MEA. So this act is uh
34:19uh basically to first establish a
34:21authority which is called AMPA
34:24responsible for the export promotion of
34:27seafood
34:29and also for development of our seafood
34:32industry. It also formulates strategies
34:35for modernization value addition
34:38marketing and integrated development of
34:40marine export sector. This act also
34:43provides basis for quality control and
34:46standards in exports of our seafood uh
34:50related products and it provides for
34:52registration of our units which are
34:55basically uh export oriented units be it
34:59processing units and even the fishing
35:01vessels and aquaculture farms and other
35:04entities which are exporting to uh the
35:07destinations. Ampeda act has formed this
35:11uh API uh that authority uh which is
35:14also having its branches in uh some
35:17other countries overseas to promote um
35:20export from the fishery sector.
35:26Uh the customs act though it is not
35:29directly directly related to uh the
35:32fishing but all its provisions uh like
35:35the import and export of the goods
35:39including the fish and the applicable
35:42duties or ses or levies.
35:46uh uh the uh donations power of boarding
35:51and search and sea of the vessels uh by
35:54the custom authorities and preventing
35:57illegal fish trade. Uh these are covered
36:00under the customs act.
36:04uh recently about 3 years back uh India
36:07has also enacted the Indian Antarctic
36:11Act 2022
36:13uh which is basically to control and put
36:16in place a required mechanism that how
36:18we are giving the permits or licenses to
36:22Indian flag vessels for their
36:25expeditions
36:26to uh uh do research or to do along with
36:31the research some uh test fishing uh in
36:35the Antarctica region and it also
36:38provides very strict rules towards uh
36:40environmental protection in the
36:42Antarctica when any missions are going
36:45and it controls the sampling and
36:48controls the movement of the material uh
36:51which originating from the Antarctica
36:53and it is also having the reporting
36:55templates under this Antarctica act we
36:58are also having interministial committee
37:01where there are different ministries
37:02ries are involved including the ministry
37:04of fisheries, ministry of art sciences,
37:06ministry of external affairs, ministry
37:09of commerce and industry and also the
37:11shipping ministry. So uh this act is al
37:14though we have uh been party to the CCA
37:18MLR but uh India has so far not started
37:22its any fishing operation in the
37:24Antarctic regions and uh with this act
37:27uh near future we will be planning some
37:30scientific missions along with the some
37:32excavation exploration uh uh in the
37:36Antarctica region.
37:39We are also having the coast guard act
37:41which is vital uh for our monitoring
37:45control and surveillance in the maritime
37:47zones specifically in the e areas and
37:50also some of the states have have
37:53empowered the coast guard to do uh uh
37:56MCS in the territorial waters also uh
38:00and coast guard is responsible for
38:03prevention of the illegal unreported and
38:06unregulated fishing and also for
38:08deterrence of the foreign fishing
38:10vessels. They are also in uh enforcement
38:13agencies not only for fishing but also
38:15for uh various other uh acts uh over the
38:19maritime security over the maritime
38:21patrolling and control of all uh illegal
38:24activities
38:26in the maritime zones of India. They are
38:29also responsible for the protection of
38:32the resources for fisherman safety and
38:35sea at sea and they are conducting the
38:38search and rescue operations uh mandated
38:40through this act for uh uh bringing the
38:43fishermen and other mariners safe to the
38:46land and they are also monitoring the
38:49pollution maritime pollution and
38:51mitigation measures and uh uh the uh the
38:54coast guard is functioning excellently
38:57uh in close coordination with the
38:59fisheries departments of the coastal
39:00states as well as the central government
39:03and with other ministries on fisheries
39:06related affairs.
39:11Uh one of the act called the wildlife
39:14protection act 1972
39:17it is also having some direct bearings
39:19on the fisheries uh in our country. It
39:22provides uh schedule one and schedule
39:25two for protection of uh our uh some of
39:29the resources uh which are uh considered
39:33uh as uh uh protected under these
39:37schedules. Uh there any type of fishing
39:40or there any type of trade is prohibited
39:45when they are listed under these uh
39:47schedules. And uh uh this act is also
39:51providing formation of the protected
39:53areas uh where the uh conservation for
39:57the conservation of the uh fish and
39:59other uh populations as well as their
40:02habitates are protected.
40:06We are from the environment side. We are
40:09also having the environmental protection
40:11act 1986
40:13which provides formation of the uh uh
40:17CRJ or coastal regulation jone at uh
40:21state level as well as at the central
40:23level. They are uh there are committees
40:27and which are frequently uh uh bringing
40:30the regulations for protection of the
40:33ecosystems. basically the coastal
40:35ecosystems including the fishing grounds
40:38and to prevent any harmful development
40:42uh happening uh near to the shore. Uh
40:45this act is very strict and it is uh
40:48enforced with full spirit. Sometimes
40:51there are different views amongst the
40:54fishermen amongst the other coastal
40:56communities uh towards the protection
40:59norms as well as the development
41:02avenues.
41:04But there is a mechanism of uh
41:06committees for their consultation and
41:08for uh revisions of these norms uh as
41:12per the requirement of the sector.
41:15Another act is called biod biological
41:18diversity act 2002 which is providing
41:21for regulation of uh regulation of
41:24access to biological resources. uh you
41:27know any person uh can take the uh
41:32resources any uh our biological
41:35resources uh from our natural
41:37environments for its commercial use
41:40until it is being permitted by the
41:42biodiversity authority of India and uh
41:45uh there are biodiversity management
41:47committees under this act uh which uh
41:50have been established uh for uh
41:53biodiversity rich areas for protection
41:56of the biological resources uh they are
41:59applicable for both the uh plants as
42:02well as for animals including the fish
42:04species and protection of the habitates.
42:07Uh under this act there have been
42:09biodiversity herit heritage sites
42:12declared where any type of u protected
42:16or critical habitat uh are uh being
42:20conserved and the there there are uh
42:23environment related uh officers as well
42:26as working with the state government
42:28levels and central government officers
42:30to protect those critical environments.
42:33Uh we are coming to the uh marine
42:36fishing regulation acts of the coastal
42:39states which are basically having their
42:41jurisdiction from 0 nautical mile to up
42:44to 12 nautical mile of the territorial
42:46waters. Uh we have 13 maritime uh states
42:50and uh union territories. Uh in the west
42:54coast we have Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa,
42:57Karnataka, Kerala, uh Damun and Du as
43:02well as uh the Lakshadeep islands.
43:05Whereas in the east coast we are having
43:08the states like the Tamil Nadu, Andhra
43:12Pradesh, Urisa, West Bengal, Puricherryi
43:15and Anaman and Nikobar islands. All
43:18these uh uh uh estates, coastal estates
43:21and union territories are having their
43:24uh marine fishing acts uh which have
43:26been uh enacted you can see from 1980
43:30onwards and these acts have been uh
43:33revised over a period of time uh by
43:36these uh different uh coastal states and
43:39UTS.
43:42These uh MFAs are basically provising
43:45providing the zonation for fishing
43:47areas. Uh in in simple term we can say
43:51for different category of fishing
43:53vessels there is uh area reserved for
43:56them. For for example in some of the
43:59states the uh non-motorized traditional
44:02crafts are provided access uh exclusive
44:06their areas reserved for two two
44:08nautical mile or three nautical mile or
44:11sometimes five nautical miles where the
44:14other category of mechanized fishing
44:17vessels are not allowed. And similarly
44:19there are area reserve for the motorized
44:21vessels and the mechanized vessels are
44:25not allowed to those areas for fishing.
44:27So uh to to prevent any type of
44:30conflicts between different uh type of
44:32fishing methods and fishermen the zoning
44:36is promulgated uh under these MFRAs.
44:40These MFAs are also providing the vessel
44:42registration and licensing gear
44:44regulations mess size restrictions. They
44:47are also providing the uniform uh
44:50seasonal fishing ban uh as well as the
44:53ban on destructive fishing methods. They
44:56are also promulgating the vessel
44:58monitoring systems and uh the size of
45:01the vessel or engine horsepower for uh
45:04undertaking fishing in different areas
45:06safety requirements and they are also
45:08having well structured penalties and
45:10enforcement provisions. Recently many of
45:13the acts I I can say almost all the acts
45:16have also amended to provide for fitment
45:18of the totally ex excluded devices under
45:21their MFRs.
45:24uh there the uh states like Gujarat,
45:28Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh many
45:31of the states uh have amended these
45:34their MFRs to inbuilt or to upboard
45:39uh the required features like uh Gujarat
45:42has revised its zoning area in 2003 and
45:46uh they had also pro prohibited the use
45:49of the light or LED light assisted
45:52fishing and uh they had increased the
45:54penalties on the violations including
45:56the Caesar of the fishing boards. Kerala
45:59has submitted several times its MFRs.
46:02They had brought uh very advanced and
46:04modern features uh which are sometimes
46:07being used as model when the other acts
46:10are amending the the other states are
46:12amending their MFRAs. uh they are
46:15providing for minimum legal size of
46:17fishes uh of the first state Kerala and
46:21then it is uh also adopted by other
46:23states like Tamil Nadu or Maharashtra
46:26and now Karnataka also uh Andhra Pradesh
46:30has also revised its act uh in 1994.
46:36Uh so these were the basic acts uh uh
46:39from the marine side and uh one more
46:42aspects I would like to touch upon uh
46:45which is called the vessel uh monitoring
46:48system in our country uh which is
46:50indigenously developed called vessel
46:52communication and support system VCSS.
46:55uh indigenously means the ISRO our space
46:59agency has designed the uh transponders
47:02and they are being fitted in all our uh
47:06almost one lakh uh fishing vessels in
47:08the country uh which is a satellite
47:12based monitoring system uh providing uh
47:16cons providing the sea safety as well as
47:18uh some other features uh
47:22like the two-way communication uh it is
47:24also having the real-time monitoring of
47:26the fishing boards. It also provides for
47:28safety and security of fishers during
47:30the adverse weather conditions. We can
47:32save their lives. Uh it also saves the
47:35resources with when it is linked with
47:38the uh with with some precise
47:40information about the fishing grounds.
47:42It also uh prevent the uh violations uh
47:47specifically related to area of fishing
47:49or their authorized area of fishing and
47:52the uh prevention of the IEU and it also
47:55providing to uh uh some add to our
47:59coastal security and uh overall
48:02sustainability is also being linked with
48:04the implementation of the vessel
48:06communication and support system. We
48:09have uh uh established a uh central uh
48:14station earth station uh at Inquisi
48:16Hyderabad and from where we had
48:19connected all our coastal states uh as
48:23uh their hobbyist stations and [snorts]
48:25through lease lines uh we have also
48:27connected it with the Delhi near to
48:29Delhi it's Guram where it's a second uh
48:33command center is there and uh the uh
48:37states are having their uh own centers
48:39which are linked with this uh which are
48:42shown in this uh uh diagram. Uh this
48:46system so far uh with our target of one
48:49lock vessels we have completed almost
48:5145,000 vessels and hopefully in next two
48:54to three months we will be able to
48:56complete the installation of
48:57transponders in almost one lakh
49:00mechanized and motorized fishing
49:02vessels.
49:06uh these are some advantages of uh VCSS.
49:10I think I had already spoken about
49:14now uh I'm quickly touching to the
49:16inland fisheries and their uh laws. Uh
49:20first act uh which the central
49:23government has promulgated is called the
49:25coastal aquaculture authority act. It
49:28was uh promulgated in 2005.
49:31uh basically when the shrimp farming has
49:34started in India. So at that time uh to
49:38prevent any environmental degradation uh
49:41this coastal agriculture authority was
49:44formed and uh for setting up of this
49:47authority as well as for setting up of
49:49the rules and norms for sustainable
49:52coastal agriculture this act uh was
49:55enacted.
49:57So uh this act uh in after its uh
50:00formation in 2005
50:03uh when it was uh created it was having
50:06its area of jurisdiction from high tide
50:08line up to 2 kilometers towards the
50:12shore landside areas and it was covering
50:16the water bodies which are brackish
50:19water water bodies and having PPT of
50:22five or more uh which were coming under
50:25the ambit of the CA act and subsequently
50:28it has been amended in uh uh 2023.
50:34Uh
50:35it it is amended in 2023 to uh uh bring
50:40the entire
50:42territorial water area under the ambit
50:44of this coastal agriculture authority
50:46act. This act is now covering to up to
50:4912 nautical mile and all the mariculture
50:51activities including the cage culture or
50:54seaweed or other type of mariculture
50:56activities are also now covered under
50:58this act. Previously it was covering to
51:00only the aquaculture farms. Now it is
51:03covering to the hatcheries and also the
51:06units which are uh useful for providing
51:08the aquaculture inputs be it seed or
51:12feed all things have been covered under
51:14this act. uh with the revision we had uh
51:18made it in sync with the environmental
51:20law like the CRZ notification.
51:23It is now covering for regulation of the
51:26uh broodtock multiplication center. It
51:29is also regulating the nucleus breeding
51:32centers along with the hatcheries and uh
51:36it also uh now decriminalized means uh
51:39if anybody is violating there will not
51:42be any uh imprisonment. There will be
51:44only some fine or penalties imposed on
51:47it. Uh it promotes the ease of doing
51:50business. Now all the applications can
51:52be made through online and uh also uh
51:56the institutional changes have been
51:58brought in through this act like uh
52:01through its rules. We have formed the uh
52:05state level committees and district
52:07level committees with their uh mandate
52:10has been uh advanced. Now they they will
52:13take decisions at district level or
52:15subdist levels and state levels related
52:18to uh renewal of the registration and
52:21recommendation of those uh registration
52:23of those farms and uh simplification has
52:26been brought in the renewal process of
52:28the farms and uh as I told online
52:31application process has been introduced
52:33uh through single window system
52:34clearance
52:37and
52:42Many uh features like has been
52:45incorporated eonation and uh uh uh this
52:50uh rules in 2024 has been then
52:56uh
53:00the way for implement for enactment
53:03headlines for authority act and the
53:05rules formed in 2023. We have guidelines
53:08enacted for regulation of coastal
53:11agriculture, regulation of hatcheries
53:13and farms for seed production for uh SPF
53:18lenami or for the uh seed production for
53:22the penis monodon for solid waste
53:25management in coastal aquaculture units
53:28or for the certification of compliance
53:30for aulture inputs as well as the
53:32guidelines for monitoring of the disease
53:34surveillance and the guidelines for
53:37operation of the NBC's or BMC's
53:41uh guidelines for the hatcheries and
53:42farm source seat production for marine
53:45finish hatcheries for uh uh indigenous
53:48shrimp in marine brackish water uh areas
53:52and also the uh guidelines for
53:54hatcheries and uh rearing units for
53:57brackish water ornamental uh organisms
54:00are covered. uh separate guidelines for
54:03regulation of seaweed have been
54:05introduced under this co coastal
54:07eculture authority rules and the
54:10separate guidelines for regulation of
54:11cage and pen culture
54:14in in both the marine areas as well as
54:18the brackets water areas have been
54:19introduced. Guidelines for bwells in
54:22marinum brackets water guidelines for
54:24equations and echo mapping have been
54:26introduced and also the assessment of
54:29cost for the damage of the environment
54:30and cost for demolition of the farms
54:33which which are in violation of the
54:35environmental uh related aspects with
54:39guidelines for the seed production of
54:41crab. Guidelines for the live feed
54:44culture units and boflock or ra nursery
54:47based echo aquaculture farmings. So all
54:49these aspects have been covered by
54:51different different guidelines which
54:53have been enacted. Uh now I'm quickly uh
54:56touching the legislations in the inland
54:59fisheries. So as I told that uh
55:02fisheries being the estate subject our
55:05every states have brought down their
55:08acts which are for inland fisheries and
55:12uh their regulations estate specific
55:15acts and rules are there uh they have
55:19been enacted long back if you can see
55:21that Andhra Pradesh inland fisheries
55:23rules which were originated uh through
55:26this Indian fisheries act of 1897 And
55:29then Arunachan Pradesh uh fisheries act,
55:33Assam fisheries rules, Bihar fish uh
55:37Jolkar management act, Chhattisgarh
55:39fisheries act. So for all states they
55:42had uh enacted their fisheries related
55:45acts where they they are managing their
55:49reservoirs leasing of the water bodies
55:52their policy for various type of uh
55:55fishing practices uh in the inland water
55:58bodies. uh these acts are covering
56:03in recently we had uh uh notified some
56:07of the SOPs uh like for SOP for is for
56:11the maric culture and uh uh also the
56:15national traceability framework has been
56:17uh announced in 21st of November just uh
56:22uh uh 8 days before in on the occasion
56:25of world fisheries day
56:28we have also
56:30uh announced the smart and integrated
56:32harbor guidelines for safe and digital
56:36and clean fishing harbors. We have also
56:38announced the fish landing center
56:40guidelines and the compendium of all 18
56:43coastal culture authority guidelines and
56:46act and rules. Also the guid guidelines
56:49for reservoir fisheries management have
56:51been notified and uh in last year fish
56:56world fisheries day we have adopted the
56:59uh regional uh we have signed the
57:01regional plan of action on IU fishing as
57:04well as we have uh uh we have announced
57:08our uh NPOA on shark.
57:14So uh this is the last slide. Um we had
57:18uh worked on our marine side as well as
57:21uh inland side towards bringing the
57:24production uh in the within the
57:26environmental
57:28uh conservation aspects as well as
57:31strengthening of the our uh fishermen
57:34and their societies and their uh their
57:37uh various organizations called FFPOS or
57:40self-help groups. Uh the primary role of
57:43the central government in the fisheries
57:46is to bring the policies is to bring the
57:49templates for the state government so
57:51that they can enact their act or their
57:54policy. And we are also from the central
57:56government uh implementing the schemes
57:59towards the development of uh uh
58:01fisheries in estates uh welfare and uh
58:06socioeconomic uplifting of the fishermen
58:08and fish farmers and all other workers
58:10who are allied engaged in the fisheries
58:13or allied activities. But uh uh with the
58:17advancements uh of fisheries and
58:21aquaculture as well as with the new
58:23developments happening in the fishery
58:26sector uh around us uh in our country or
58:30other countries regionally or
58:31international uh fisheries arena. We are
58:35now uh working to update and upgrade our
58:40fisheries related framework. Uh upgrade
58:44the institutions which are associated
58:47with the fisheries and development and
58:50uh adopting the whole of government
58:51approach with the integrated efforts of
58:54the union government and the state
58:56governments and all other institutions
58:59who are engaged in fisheries and its
59:02development. the uh there are lot of
59:05interactions between us and uh uh we are
59:10hopefully bringing the updated versions
59:12of the state MFAs as well as uh uh we
59:17are also coming up with the high
59:19fisheries guidelines in near future. So
59:23I will stop my presentation here and uh
59:27now we can have a questions or
59:30interactions uh with our audience. Thank
59:33you very much.
59:37>> First thanks uh Dr. Pande for such an
59:41exhaustive and excellent presentation
59:44like I should say like it was a huge
59:46learning and uh super comprehensive uh
59:51presentation. Thanks so much.
59:56We have uh I request all to kindly join
59:59with your video on and then u uh we can
1:00:03have some interactions.
1:00:19Possibly some of the laws that he has
1:00:21introduced
1:00:23uh they're very very new
1:00:27>> very new in the sense like uh even
1:00:30the officials may not be privy to as
1:00:34many details as it is like it is just
1:00:37hot hot like right so it'll be good like
1:00:41to have some comments and interactions
1:00:43okay first we'll have the comment from
1:00:46or question from our Bangladesh
1:00:48colleague uh Mr.
1:00:51Please
1:00:53>> may I audible sir?
1:00:55>> Please please go ahead.
1:00:57>> Okay. [clears throat] Uh I have an uh
1:00:59simple question to our presentator.
1:01:02Thank you very much for uh nice
1:01:04presentation and overall uh law
1:01:08information about India. This is very
1:01:11large and uh very nice uhly presented.
1:01:16But I have a question to presentator
1:01:18sir. Uh is there conservation measures
1:01:22uh by conservation uh site? How many uh
1:01:26marine protected area or marine
1:01:29protected reserve uh in uh Indian uh
1:01:33India Indian fish marine fisheries
1:01:35region? This is the one question. And
1:01:37secondly uh how many band period or b
1:01:42period is uh declared by Indian
1:01:45government.
1:01:47And third is
1:01:49uh regional plan of action for IU
1:01:53fishing. uh when is is it is produced uh
1:02:00can India government uh to consult with
1:02:04other near near show near about near uh
1:02:08countries to IU fishing because I
1:02:11fishing is very uh uh problem at present
1:02:15in our uh Bangladesh uh or any other
1:02:18countries. So I have three questions for
1:02:22to our presentator. Can you me can you
1:02:24discuss with these uh three questions? I
1:02:28cannot understand please.
1:02:30>> Yeah. So uh as far as the first question
1:02:34which is related to how many marine
1:02:37protected areas we have. So under our
1:02:40wildlife uh protection act of 1972
1:02:45we had declared 31 major marine
1:02:47protected areas. These are major marine
1:02:49protected areas and also there are uh
1:02:54various uh these uh areas are covering
1:02:57around 6,270
1:03:00square kilometer of our uh coastal areas
1:03:04and in addition to major marine
1:03:07protected areas there are other uh uh
1:03:11reserved areas. So there are three four
1:03:13categories. So all total what I recall
1:03:16it was around 170 or 180 plus areas
1:03:22maybe Dr. Krishnan may put more light on
1:03:24that about the numbers. Uh the second
1:03:28question uh was on the uh sorry I got
1:03:34>> bank period
1:03:34>> bank period. Yeah.
1:03:35>> So we have yeah we have
1:03:38>> yes on fishing ban we are implementing
1:03:40for 61 days. 61 days uh is complete ban
1:03:45on fishing. The days are different like
1:03:48for the east coast we are uh starting
1:03:51our ban from uh from 15th of April and
1:03:57it goes up to uh 15 14th of June whereas
1:04:04in the west coast our ban period starts
1:04:07from 1st of June to 31st of July. uh so
1:04:13uh when the union government is
1:04:14implementing this ban in the exclusive
1:04:17economic zone beyond nontical mile at
1:04:20the same time all the coastal states are
1:04:23also implementing the fishing ban in
1:04:25their territorial waters. So altogether
1:04:27it's a complete ban in the entire belt
1:04:31uh adopted by India. As far as uh uh
1:04:34your question was related to
1:04:37consultation with the other countries
1:04:38related to ban uh certainly we had
1:04:41received some communication from the
1:04:43Bangladesh side that Bangladesh is also
1:04:46implementing the fishing ban I think uh
1:04:49uh around 70 days or 75 days and uh
1:04:52whether we can work together to have a
1:04:54unified ban.
1:04:55>> Sir sorry Bangladesh have now at present
1:04:5858 days.
1:05:00>> Okay. So uh we had received one
1:05:03communication last year uh from the
1:05:05Bangladesh site through our AMA uh
1:05:08regarding considering a unified ban on
1:05:11the on our uh our east coast coinciding
1:05:15with the fishing ban period of the
1:05:17Bangladesh. So there is a committee in
1:05:19India which is reviewing the revision of
1:05:22the fishing ban. So we had placed this
1:05:25uh uh suggestion received from the
1:05:27Bangladesh to this committee which is uh
1:05:31which is reviewing the duration and uh
1:05:34timings of the fishing ban and uh we'll
1:05:37work upon that uh how far it can be
1:05:40possible.
1:05:43Third question.
1:05:44>> Sorry sir. I have an additional question
1:05:46regarding ban period. Uh our east coast
1:05:50of Bay of Bengal is a multi species and
1:05:52multi- gas system. There are over the
1:05:56year they are breeding in our area. So
1:06:00how it is possible to
1:06:03identify what is the actual band period?
1:06:08>> Yeah that has been debated in our
1:06:10country also. how effective the ban is
1:06:12and what should be the ideal period. So
1:06:15same what is the situation in Bangladesh
1:06:18similar situation is there in India also
1:06:21because in multiecies fishery we have
1:06:23different breeding periods for different
1:06:25type of fishes and it is all around the
1:06:28year but our system is that we have a
1:06:31scientific committee where the experts
1:06:34are there from the research institutions
1:06:37and they had the uh detailed study about
1:06:41the breeding pattern of different
1:06:44species.
1:06:45So we used to select those days where
1:06:49the maximum number of fish breeding
1:06:52seasons are uh are being uh covered. It
1:06:56is not possible to cover breeding season
1:06:58of all the fishes because it is entirely
1:07:01spread over entire year. So the period
1:07:05is being selected by that committee uh
1:07:08our scientific committee that this is
1:07:10the best period which is coinciding with
1:07:13the monsoon which is coinciding with the
1:07:15maximum number of breeding of the
1:07:18breeding period the species and based on
1:07:20that scientific advice we are adopting
1:07:23and it is uh open to change if that
1:07:26committee is providing suggestions for
1:07:28the change in time because due to the
1:07:32change in the environment uh global warm
1:07:36warming and other factors uh these these
1:07:40are dynamic things which committee is
1:07:43continuously working on.
1:07:45>> So so it should be revisable
1:07:48by the research by by the research
1:07:50report. uh first step is that if
1:07:53research is giving its emphasis that
1:07:55there is a need to change the period or
1:07:59duration then this is the first step for
1:08:02making the scientific recommendation.
1:08:04Then the second steps comes for making
1:08:06the consensus amongst the stakeholders.
1:08:08Main stakeholders are our state
1:08:10governments and they are doing it with
1:08:12in consultation with the fishermen. So
1:08:15soon we will be revisiting it. We will
1:08:17be having consultation with the state
1:08:20governments if there is any scientific
1:08:22recommendation coming for changing the
1:08:24period.
1:08:26Okay. Thank you sir. Our last question
1:08:28was I IU fishing uh you are adopting
1:08:34regional plan of action of IU fishing
1:08:38but recently you know very Bangladesh
1:08:41have Bangladesh and India have sometimes
1:08:44they are crossing the border and uh
1:08:47All cog guard has seized by my
1:08:50Bangladeshi dollar or sometimes Indian
1:08:51boat acquis
1:08:5439 fishermanmen is uh seized by Indian
1:08:58coast coast guard. So uh how how can I
1:09:02manage proactive or combat IU fishing to
1:09:07Bangladesh and India bothly?
1:09:12Yeah sir, it's a uh problem not only for
1:09:15Bangladesh, for India also, for Sri
1:09:17Lanka also and for our uh other
1:09:19neighbors also. We used to know that
1:09:23fishermen sometimes are not so rule
1:09:25abiding and also sometimes they are not
1:09:28having adequate uh uh understanding
1:09:31about the maritime boundaries and they
1:09:33are sometimes strained beyond their
1:09:35limits. So uh it's a usual case. We are
1:09:39also having many of our Indian fishermen
1:09:41who are in jails in other countries. Our
1:09:43fishing boards are apprehended by other
1:09:45countries and we are also having
1:09:47situations when other countries boards
1:09:48and are apprehended by our agencies.
1:09:52So the solution is that like in case of
1:09:54Sri Lanka we have a joint working group
1:09:56where we try to meet annually or
1:09:59bianually to discuss uh and to uh
1:10:02resolve those pending cases to
1:10:05repatriate the fishing boards to
1:10:07repatriate the fishermen. Uh second uh
1:10:12mechanism is that uh establishing the
1:10:14hotline contact between the coast guards
1:10:17of both the sides and third is that we
1:10:20are already having the joint working
1:10:21group with the Bangladesh. So uh
1:10:25unfortunately I think since last uh 3
1:10:28years or more we had not been any
1:10:30meeting of this joint working group but
1:10:32bilaterally these issues can be solved
1:10:34at a very uh effective manner.
1:10:39But but but I I request we need a joint
1:10:42uh monitoring sale with uh by Indian
1:10:46Coast Guard or Bangladeshi Coast Guard
1:10:48and annually or by annually
1:10:52hold a meeting
1:10:54otherwise it should be not sustainable
1:10:57and not solutionable.
1:11:00So I request to Indian government to
1:11:03through you please uh take this matter
1:11:07urgently. Thank you sir.
1:11:11>> Certainly I will take note and we'll
1:11:13we'll
1:11:14>> Dr. Sanjay Pand is a resource person
1:11:16[laughter]
1:11:18India.
1:11:21Yeah but uh we'll certainly see that our
1:11:24our dialogue uh through joint working
1:11:26group can can be made as early as
1:11:29possible. Sir
1:11:31>> sir is there any guidelines for
1:11:32installation of artificial reef uh
1:11:36resource enhancement? Yes sir, we have a
1:11:39detailed guideline on uh artificial reef
1:11:41uh uh what should be the depth criteria,
1:11:44what should be the uh size and uh uh the
1:11:47parameters of its monitoring. I will
1:11:50share with you sir
1:11:51>> we have a guidelines. Actually
1:11:54for those uh I'll request all of you
1:11:57like in a record pace like in the last
1:12:00one year many of the legal and then
1:12:03procedural gaps have been addressed a
1:12:06series of notifications and then
1:12:08standard operating procedures have been
1:12:11uh released like very recently also we
1:12:13had one right so uh we'll invite all of
1:12:16you to kindly visit uh the site of
1:12:18government of India and then not just
1:12:21for the officials even for other
1:12:22countries like so many caps have been
1:12:24plugged like so yeah even for the fish
1:12:27landing centers like there's a new SOP
1:12:29which has been released last week so
1:12:33yeah
1:12:37uh Mr. Shakut
1:12:40so now two GC members of the office
1:12:46good evening
1:12:49Mr. Sha nice to see you
1:12:53and it's it's very nice presentation and
1:12:57very comprehensive
1:12:59uh thank you very much uh for sharing
1:13:02with us and today's question basically
1:13:06most of the participants are from India
1:13:08that's why I think uh we have from the
1:13:13outside of India like Bangladesh we have
1:13:15some questions and uh thank you and
1:13:18congratulations for enacting the new
1:13:20rules regarding the fishing in the E. So
1:13:25my questions regarding your new rules
1:13:28rules for sustainable harnessing of
1:13:31fisheries in the a of India 2025
1:13:36and from the presentation the rules is
1:13:41under the maritime jones actu 1976.
1:13:46uh normally in other countries like in
1:13:48Bangladesh or our neighboring country
1:13:50the rules fisheries rules are basically
1:13:54uh come from the fisheries act but in
1:13:58case of India the
1:14:02fishing rules
1:14:04came from the maritime jones act so I
1:14:07don't know what is the reason behind so
1:14:10could you please explain this this you
1:14:15Why this rules come from the mamm Jones
1:14:18sect? Normally the mamm Jones act is
1:14:21come from the maritime affairs unit from
1:14:24foreign affairs or others. It is not
1:14:27deal with the department of fisheries or
1:14:29ministry of fisheries.
1:14:32>> Thank you.
1:14:32>> Yeah. Yeah. Uh
1:14:35you're right that in many of the other
1:14:38countries there are separate rules uh
1:14:40and separate acts for fisheries. So we
1:14:44like in our case we are having a MZI act
1:14:47for 1981 for regulation of foreign
1:14:50vessels and for uh regulation of Indian
1:14:53vessels we are also in law making
1:14:56process uh since uh long around I think
1:15:00say around uh 8 n years there have been
1:15:03uh discussion on a national law for
1:15:05marine fisheries which is still on
1:15:08underway. We considering that we have a
1:15:11very uh uh democratic country where 13
1:15:15maritime states are there. So many
1:15:17fishing uh association, fisherman
1:15:20associations and stakeholders are there
1:15:22and uh bringing a comprehensive act for
1:15:25fisheries uh altogether
1:15:28uh is uh is still it is taking time. uh
1:15:33uh near future whenever there will be
1:15:35consensus among all these stakeholders
1:15:38we will have this uh uh fisheries act
1:15:41also possible but till the time uh when
1:15:46we are not having our uh a separate act
1:15:49for fisheries the government has decided
1:15:52that this MZI act 1976 is also having
1:15:56the provisions sufficient provisions
1:15:58that uh in order to protect our
1:16:01resources in order to conservation and
1:16:03management of the resources we should
1:16:06have uh rules in place. So using those
1:16:10uh uh enabling provisions we have
1:16:12brought down these rules which are very
1:16:14comprehensive all the elements that we
1:16:17were willing to bring under our uh
1:16:19fisheries act. We have brought down
1:16:21through these rules for the EZ having
1:16:24the punishment, having the adjudicating
1:16:26officers, having the uh law enforcement
1:16:30agency empowerment, having the IU
1:16:32fishing or management plan, having the
1:16:34MCS, all the things are now inbuilt in
1:16:37these rules and uh the Ministry of
1:16:40External Affairs has delegated the
1:16:44powers to the Fisheries Department of
1:16:47Government of India to function as a
1:16:50motoral authority for implementation and
1:16:53enforcement of this act. So it's a like
1:16:56a complete act with all its enabling
1:16:59provisions that we are now in our hand
1:17:01to implement.
1:17:06>> Thank you. Uh thank you. I have just
1:17:10anal
1:17:12additional question regarding your BMS
1:17:14system. Recently you have developed your
1:17:16VMS for the Indian vessels. So uh the
1:17:20for the uh implementation of BMS and it
1:17:25it record as a
1:17:28proof of in the code. So your VMS system
1:17:33under it is under which act you you are
1:17:37dealing with the VMS.
1:17:39>> Yeah VMS we had started implementing uh
1:17:43its execution has taken around 8 to 9
1:17:46months. So uh we had started first uh
1:17:49through our funding support by the
1:17:51government. Uh we are having one scheme
1:17:53called Pradan Mantri Masada Yojna PMMSY
1:17:56under which we are providing the VMS uh
1:18:00free of cost to our fishermen.
1:18:02Government is not charging any money to
1:18:04the fishermen and we are feeding it on
1:18:06the fishing boards with our government
1:18:09funding and uh installation of as well
1:18:13as establishment of the hobby stations
1:18:15and creation of its earth stations
1:18:18everything we are doing since last about
1:18:218 to 10 months and now when we have
1:18:23introduced these rules these rules are
1:18:26having the enabling provisions that
1:18:28every fishing vessels to which we will
1:18:30be issuing the access pass must have the
1:18:33VMS on board that vessel. So now it is
1:18:36linked with that rule to uh have the
1:18:38enabling provisions.
1:18:41>> Thank you very much.
1:18:43>> Welcome
1:18:50sir Len Edward. Can I ask a question?
1:18:54>> Please pass. Sir sir in several
1:18:58countries this fisheries ministry is
1:19:01mostly linked with wildlife fisheries
1:19:04and wildlife were together in several
1:19:06minutes because they consider means
1:19:09harvesting of marine resources. It is
1:19:12almost similar to a wildlife or taken
1:19:15from a forest or something. So luckily
1:19:19Bengal countries especially India is
1:19:21having a separate fisheries ministry and
1:19:23which is one of the oldest ministry and
1:19:26we are able to manage the fishery with
1:19:29several laws and all but still several
1:19:32conservation aspect and this means like
1:19:37your SR was asking protected areas that
1:19:39is still under the control of forest. So
1:19:43will it be possible to bring it to the
1:19:46fisheries ministry or is there any steps
1:19:49going on for that? I don't think uh uh
1:19:53we will be bringing this marine
1:19:55protected areas or environment related
1:19:58aspects within the ambit of the
1:19:59fisheries but uh uh certainly when we
1:20:03had enacted this uh adopted this uh
1:20:05national policy on marine fisheries in
1:20:082017
1:20:09it provides that the department of
1:20:12fisheries uh or the government of India
1:20:15will uh periodically review the marine
1:20:19protected areas towards their effective
1:20:21ess and also to assess uh uh about their
1:20:24functioning their number their areas. So
1:20:28uh I what I feel that uh both ministry
1:20:32of fisheries as well as ministry of
1:20:34environment and forest now we are having
1:20:37the uh mechanism called the
1:20:39interministerial body. We are having
1:20:42interministerial body with not only with
1:20:44the one with the ministry of
1:20:45environment, other with ministry of art
1:20:47sciences and one with ministry of
1:20:49shipping and uh these three
1:20:52interministerial
1:20:54institutional committees are now working
1:20:57in tandem to see any of the uh issues or
1:21:02any of the uh measures that we need to
1:21:05take together uh with reference to the
1:21:08matters which are overarching uh between
1:21:11these two ministries. So uh that is uh
1:21:15my understanding and uh uh so far there
1:21:19have been active collaboration between
1:21:20both the ministries ministry of
1:21:22environment and ministry of fisheries
1:21:24and uh uh with the institutional
1:21:26arrangement that we have put in place in
1:21:292024.
1:21:31uh uh we we are taking up uh those
1:21:34issues which are overarching uh and
1:21:37which needs a special consideration
1:21:39among both the ministries.
1:21:43>> Thank you sir.
1:21:48>> Uh hi sir I'm thank you so much for the
1:21:51wonderful presentation. I have one quick
1:21:54question. So can you please throw some
1:21:57light on this draft national fisheries
1:21:59policy 2020. So there were draft and the
1:22:03comments uh received. So yes.
1:22:08>> Yeah. That 2020 policy we had attempted
1:22:11that there are uh different uh like one
1:22:16policy was draft policy on mariculture.
1:22:18Another policy we had one committee was
1:22:21made for inland fisheries and we were
1:22:23already having the marine fisheries. So
1:22:25attempt was made that we can bring all
1:22:27those different arms of the policies and
1:22:30bring one national fisheries policy. But
1:22:33later on that exercise uh could not be
1:22:36materialized. Now we are having that
1:22:38marine policy which will be ending next
1:22:41year 2026.
1:22:43We already have the SOP for mariculture
1:22:46separate SOP issued on 21st of November
1:22:50and also uh for inland we are having uh
1:22:54different uh say guidelines like for
1:22:56reservoirs we have brought and all the
1:22:58states are having their own policies.
1:23:01So, so far the idea for bringing one
1:23:03national policy for mar for uh for
1:23:06fisheries uh later on it were viewed
1:23:09that it is a such a vast sector in our
1:23:12country. If you see for inland there is
1:23:15a totally different requirement even in
1:23:17the within the inland if you see for the
1:23:19hilly reasons there are totally
1:23:21different type of fisheries for brackish
1:23:23water totally different type of
1:23:24fisheries for marine it's a totally
1:23:26different ballgame. So bringing all the
1:23:29things together within one document will
1:23:31be a challenging as well as it will not
1:23:33put so much of emphasis. Bringing all
1:23:35relevant stakeholders together for its
1:23:38execution or for its review. So it's
1:23:40better to have a specific focus point
1:23:43policy for a specific uh sector. So
1:23:47currently we have different policies for
1:23:49different sectors.
1:23:52>> Thank you sir.
1:23:55Any
1:24:06other any other points like
1:24:17okay then so thank you Dr. Sanjay for
1:24:21this wonderful wonderful presentation.
1:24:24It cannot be done better certainly. So
1:24:26to give such a more comprehensive uh
1:24:29account of the Indian patient law and
1:24:30policies uh so kind of you and uh uh
1:24:34with all the four national uh policy and
1:24:37then legal frame having been discussed
1:24:40in such details I'm sure like some of
1:24:42you will be having um good insight like
1:24:47how we can do specific cross-sectional
1:24:50analysis. So please uh ponder upon this
1:24:54now review the presentations of all the
1:24:56four and then see like whether you can
1:24:58take up some interesting point from the
1:25:00for your dissertation as well like any
1:25:03thoughts are there we'll be happy to
1:25:04support and then take it forward. Thank
1:25:07you so much and then uh we'll catch up
1:25:09for the next session and uh uh all you
1:25:12may recall uh we already put it in the
1:25:14group. We'll be having a presentation
1:25:16from the dollars expert on uh UNFSA. Uh
1:25:20that will be on Tuesday evening. So on
1:25:23second.
1:25:25Thank you so much. Look forward.

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