🌊 World Fisheries Day 2025 🐟
Respect our oceans. Support our fishers.
Sustainable seas are our shared future. 🌍💙
#WorldFisheriesDay #SustainableFisheries #BlueEconomy #OneOcean
🇮🇳🌊 Big win for marine science & sustainable seafood! CMFRI’s rigorous stock assessment of marine mammals across India’s EEZ has paved the way for uninterrupted seafood exports to the 🇺🇸, proving India’s fishing practices align with global marine mammal protection standards. #BlueEconomy #cmfri
Sunday Sardine Rush! 🌊🐟
The coastline comes alive as tonnes of shimmering sardines hit the shore — a rhythm only the sea knows.
#Fisheries #BlueEconomy #CoastalLife #Sardine #CMFRI
Unseen strength of the sea 🌊
Fisherwomen sorting fishes at dawn — the backbone of our coastal fisheries.
#Fisheries #BlueEconomy #CoastalLife #WomenInFisheries
🌍 New ICAR-CMFRI study decodes boom–bust cycles of Indian Oil Sardine — vital for coastal food security.
Monsoon shifts & ocean productivity (microplankton) outweigh stock size in driving recruitment.
Urgent call for dynamic forecasts & harvest rules.
#Sardine #Fisheries #ClimateChange
🌊 Sunday vibes!
Traditional fishers, nets & the sea’s bounty 🐟⚓
#TraditionalFishing #SundayCatch #KeralaFisheries #BlueEconomy #SDG14 #OceanConservation
🦈 Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
With a bite force up to 5,914 N, it ranks among the strongest pound-for-pound jaws in the shark world! Known for its aggressive “bump-then-bite” tactic in coastal waters.
#Sharks #MarineBiology #BlueEconomy #KeralaFisheries
🌊 Traditional coastal fishing with tyre tubes & Gillnets.
Catch of the day: Cynoglossus 🐟
#ArtisanalFisheries #BlueEconomy #CoastalLife #KeralaCoast
📸 Akhil
🐟 Mechanised ring seiners with Sardinella gibbosa & Decapterus russelli
Decks overflowing with sardines & small pelagics – a vibrant glimpse of Kerala’s coastal fisheries, India. 🌊⚓️
#Fisheries #RingSeine #Kerala #India #BlueEconomy #Sardines #PelagicFish
#OneOcean #SDG14 #MarineConservation
🌊 India’s nearshore fisheries overlap with critical shark & ray habitats 🦈
Slow-growing species face high risk from gillnets & poorly timed bans.
Stronger, biology-based & fisher-inclusive policies are vital to protect these ocean guardians
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#Sharks #Rays #Bycatch
Congratulations
🚫🐟 Juvenile fishing of sardines threatens future stocks & fisher livelihoods.
Protecting young fish today ensures sustainable catches tomorrow. 🌊✨
#SustainableFisheries #StopJuvenileFishing #Sardines #BlueEconomy #OceanConservation
🌊🐋 World Manta Day 🐋🌊
Mantas — the gentle giants of our oceans — face threats from bycatch, habitat loss & climate change.
Protecting them means protecting marine life, fisher livelihoods & our shared future. 💙
#WorldMantaDay #SaveOurMantas #ProtectMantas #OceanConservation #MarineBiodiversity
Superb
Traditional fishing gear 🎣✨
Crafted with skill, culture, and connection to the sea.
Sustaining communities for generations. 🌊
#TraditionalFishing #SustainableFisheries #CoastalLife #BlueEconomy
🌍 Rising jellyfish blooms are disrupting coastal fisheries — clogging nets, damaging gear & cutting fishers’ incomes.
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#Jellyfish #Fisheries #ClimateChange #OceanJustice #BlueEconomy #MarineConservation #OneOcean #SDG14
Happy journey
🌊 Traditional fishermen face a tougher fight than ever.
⚠️ Climate change brings harsher hazards.
🐟 Fish catches shrink.
💔 Yet, they risk their lives, casting nets in hope of survival.
#ClimateChange #Fisheries #OceanJustice #BlueEconomy #CoastalCommunities
Sunday #FishMarket 🐟🌊
#Kerala #Seafood #LocalCatch #FreshCatch
Beutiful
🌊 Mobula mobular (Giant Devil Ray) in Bycatch Fisheries 🐋
An giant of the oceans, facing mounting threats from unsustainable fishing practices.
Protecting them is protecting the health of our seas. ✋
#MobulaMobular #GiantDevilRay #Bycatch #EndangeredSpecies #SaveOurRays #MarineConservation #SDG14
🌊 A squid egg mass was found entangled in a bottom-set gillnet from traditional fishing — a rare observation linking spawning activity with coastal fisheries.
#Cephalopods #MarineBiodiversity #OceanConservation #GlobalFisheries #BlueEconomy #OneOcean #SDG14
Say what you want about fishermen, at least they bring something to shore. You’ve never landed anything in your life.
Beauty 💕
🚨 Coastal Trawling Harms 🌍
1️⃣ Seabeds Bulldozed – reefs & habitats destroyed 🪸
2️⃣ Fish Stocks Collapse – juveniles wiped out 🐟
3️⃣ Biodiversity Lost – ecosystems unravel 🌱
4️⃣ Artisanal Fishers Suffer – return with empty nets 🚤
💡 Solution: Ban Nearshore Trawling. Protect Oceans & People.
#SaveOurSeas
Sardine longiceps – this small pelagic is the lifeline of Kerala’s coastal economy, sustaining thousands of fisherfolk, traders & families.
#Fisheries #BlueEconomy #SustainableLivelihoods #GlobalFisheries #SDG14 #OceanConservation
🦈 Sharks may literally lose their bite as oceans turn acidic 🌊⚠️
By 2300, pH could drop to ~7.3—corroding shark teeth, weakening apex predators, & disrupting marine food webs worldwide.
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#Sharks #OceanAcidification #ClimateCrisis #MarineConservation #Biodiversity
🌊🚢 After the monsoon break, India’s trawler fisheries roar back to life!
Harbours overflow with shrimp & fish, sustaining coastal communities and global seafood markets. 🦐🐟
#Fisheries #BlueEconomy #OceanLife #SustainableSeas #KeralaFisheries
🌍🐟 Morning bustle at Kochi’s Thevara fish market – diverse catch on display: snappers, pomfrets, mullets, shrimps, groupers & even reef fish.
A glimpse into Kerala’s rich seafood culture that feeds millions & supports coastal livelihoods. 🦐🦑🐠
#GlobalFisheries #SeafoodMarkets #Kerala #OceanToPlate
