Expert seeks review of harmful subsidies in Fisheries Press Trust of India News dated 5th July 2017

CMFRI, Library (2017) Expert seeks review of harmful subsidies in Fisheries Press Trust of India News dated 5th July 2017. Press Trust of India.

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Some of the existing subsidies in marine fisheries sector should be reviewed as a primary step to effectively manage marine resources, a senior official of the NITI Aayog said today. Dr Ashok Jain, Advisor to NITI Aayog, said here that the impacts of various types of subsidies should be analaysed prior to formulating a sustainable marine ecosystem management. He was speaking at the opening session of a two-day national workshop on inclusive management of marine ecosystems at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute here. "The subsidies which are leading to overfishing or illegal fishing should be eliminated for the sustainable development of marine fisheries," he said.

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