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Youth for the Coast’s Workshop from 18-22 May 2023 in Karwar, Karnataka A 5-day residential & regional programme on coasts, oceans and fisher movements Or scroll to know more Youth for the Coast applications are open for our 5-day residential workshop for fishing community youth and early to mid-career practitioners from various research and academic backgrounds interested in working and understanding oceans, coasts in India and its ocean people. What is Youth for the Coast? Youth for the Coast is a workshop for those interested in protecting the interests of coasts and Ocean People. We aim to bring young people from various intersections together to learn and extend solidarity to coastal and fisher movements in India. The programme is facilitated… Read More »Youth for the Coast Regional Workshop – Cohort VI | Karnataka | 18th May to 22nd May 2023 | Applications closed

मासेमारी ही आहाराचा स्रोत,पोषण, रोजगार आणि मिळकत ह्या सर्वांच्या द्रुष्टीने एक महत्तवाची उपजिवीका आहे. ह्या क्षेत्रातून १६ दशलक्षाहून अधिक मासेर आणि मत्स्यशेती करणार्यांना रोजगार उपलब्ध होतो तसेच ह्याच्या दुपटीहून अधिक लोकांना उत्पादन साखळीतून रोजगार मिळतो. ह्या क्षेत्राचे महत्त्व, संभाव्य वाढीची शक्यता आणि शाश्वत विकास ही उद्दिष्टे साध्य करण्यासाठी २०१९ मध्ये मत्स्यव्यवसाय विभागाची निर्मिती करण्यात आली. भारतात मत्स्य उत्पादनात गेले काही वर्षे सातत्याने वाढ होते आहे जी ७% वार्षिक वाढीपर्यंत नोंदवली गेली आहे. ह्या क्षेत्रातून विदेशी चलनाच्या मिळकतीची सुद्धा वाढ झाली आहे तसेच भारत हा जगातील मत्स्य निर्यातदार देशांपैकी एक आघाडीचा देश म्हणून उदयास आला आहे. भारतात गेल्या काही वर्षांत पर्यावरणीय धोरणात कमलीचा बदल आला आहे. ह्याचे प्रतिबिंब महासागर तसेच सागरी किनार्यासंदर्भातील नजीकच्या वर्षांत आलेल्या धोरणात किंवा प्रस्तावित असलेल्या धोरण बदलात… Read More »(Marathi) Youth for the Coast – Cohort V | Maharashtra | 28th October to 01st November 2022 | Applications Closed

In recent years, the number of policy shifts that have taken place in India especially on the environmental front is quite alarming when looked at from the perspective of the natural resource-dependent communities. The latest being the Indian Marine Fisheries Bill 2021. In this context, it is essential that the information for the fish workers regarding their livelihood and the cost to the environment needs to be percolated to the ground. This makes it essential to build a support group which will be informed, aimed at assisting the fishworker organizations in building up perspectives, shoulder to shoulder in addressing the issues of the coast, environment and livelihood through an engagement with the research and policy matters related to the coast… Read More »Youth for the Coast – Cohort V | Maharashtra | 28th October to 01st November 2022 | Applications Closed

Fisheries is an important source of food, nutrition, employment and income in India. The sector provides livelihood to about 16 million fishers and fish farmers at the primary level and almost twice the number along the value chain. Recognising the importance of the sector, an independent Department of Fisheries was created in 2019 to provide sustained and focused attention towards the development of the fisheries sector. The fish production in India has registered an average annual growth rate of more than seven per cent in recent years. The sector has been one of the major contributors of foreign exchange earnings with India being one of the leading seafood exporting nations in the world. In recent years, the number of policy… Read More »Youth for the Coast – Cohort IV | Kerala | 25th July to 30th July 2022 | Applications Closed

Fisheries is an important source of food, nutrition, employment and income in India. The sector provides livelihood to about 16 million fishers and fish farmers at the primary level and almost twice the number along the value chain. Recognising the importance of the sector, an independent Department of Fisheries was created in 2019 to provide sustained and focused attention towards the development of the fisheries sector. The fish production in India has registered an average annual growth rate of more than seven per cent in recent years. The sector has been one of the major contributors of foreign exchange earnings with India being one of the leading seafood exporting nations in the world. In recent years, the number of policy… Read More »Youth for the Coast – Cohort III | West Bengal | September 30th – October 07th, 2021 | Applications Closed

Fisheries is an important source of food, nutrition, employment and income in India. The sector provides livelihood to about 16 million fishers and fish farmers at the primary level and almost twice the number along the value chain. Recognising the importance of the sector, an independent Department of Fisheries was created in 2019 to provide sustained and focused attention towards the development of the fisheries sector. The fish production in India has registered an average annual growth rate of more than seven per cent in recent years. The sector has been one of the major contributors of foreign exchange earnings with India being one of the leading seafood exporting nations in the world.  In recent years, the number of policy… Read More »Youth for the Coast – Cohort II | Tamil Nadu | August 25th – 30th, 2021 | Applications Closed

Fisheries is an important source of food, nutrition, employment and income in India. The sector provides livelihood to about 16 million fishers and fish farmers at the primary level and almost twice the number along the value chain. Recognising the importance of the sector, an independent Department of Fisheries was created in 2019 to provide sustained and focused attention towards the development of the fisheries sector. The fish production in India has registered an average annual growth rate of more than seven per cent in the recent years. The sector has been one of the major contributors of foreign exchange earnings with India being one of the leading seafood exporting nations in the world. In the recent years, the number… Read More »Youth for the Coast – Cohort I | Goa | March 22nd – 27th, 2021 | Applications Closed