CMFRI director Grinson George said the changes had exposed the growing vulnerability of the fisheries sector
Thrissur : Fishing days have declined from around 200 to nearly 110 over the past four years due to adverse climatic conditions, Central Marine Fisheries Research Instititute (CMFRI) director Grinson George has said. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kochi | Silver Rate in Kochi | Bank Holidays in Kochi | Public Holidays in Kochi Stay updated with the latest Kochi news.
George said the changes had exposed the growing vulnerability of the fisheries sector. The climate crisis and the decline in fishing days underlined the need to diversify marine livelihoods and empower women through gender-inclusive mariculture technologies, he said. Women in coastal regions, who constitute a major part of the workforce in post-harvest fisheries, remain under-represented in primary production and ownership, George said. CMFRI’s Science, Technology and Innovation Hub could serve as a model for enabling women to move from participation to leadership, George said, pointing to the support extended to a transgender entrepreneur in Kerala. Women-led seaweed initiatives in Lakshadweep, Andhra Pradesh and Mandapam in Tamil Nadu were also examples of the emerging shift towards greater gender inclusivity in mariculture, he said.
He noted that aquaculture had overtaken capture fisheries globally for the first time. Download the TOI App. George was delivering the 21st KN Shyamasundaran Nair Memorial Endowment Lecture, titled ‘Farming the Oceans, Empowering Women: Gender Inclusivity in Mariculture Technologies, at Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) campus at Vellanikkara in Thrissur on Thursday.