New Delhi, March 28 -- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that fisheries in India are a vital source of livelihood and food security supporting over nine million fishermen comprising small, traditional and artisanal fishermen practising sustainable methods.
Addressing a session on 'Fisheries Subsidies' at WTO Ministerial Conference (MC), Goyal highlighted India's proactive and historical conservation efforts including an annual fishing ban, demonstrating the long-standing commitment to sustainability well before it became a global priority.
"Underscored that the challenge of overcapacity and overfishing arises from heavily subsidised industrial fleets, and not from small-scale fishermen in India and developing co...