Overview
- Posting on X on November 21, the leader of the opposition urged stronger protections, fair remuneration and modern facilities for fishing families across coasts and inland waters.
- He praised fishers as guardians of India’s waters and keepers of traditional knowledge vital to the nation’s sustenance and economy.
- His message called for clean rivers and seas, better safety at work, improved infrastructure and schooling for fishers’ children.
- World Fisheries Day is observed each year on November 21, tracing back to a 1997 meeting in New Delhi that led to the World Fisheries Forum.
- The appeal comes as India ranks as the world’s second-largest producer of fish and aquaculture and a leading shrimp producer.