Tag: Stakeholder Consultation on ‘Use of Square Mesh Cod-ends in Shrimp Trawling’ and Release of handbook

Stakeholder Consultation on ‘Use of Square Mesh Cod-ends in Shrimp Trawling’ and Release of handbook Stakeholder Consultation on ‘Use of Square Mesh Cod-ends in Shrimp Trawling’ and Release of handbook on ‘Voluntary Code of Practice on Flower Shrimp Management in Palk Bay region’ October 21, 2022. Rameswaram, TamilNadu The deployment of square mesh cod-ends in shrimp trawling operations considerably reduces bycatch and impr oves sustainability of fishing operations – according to studies conducted by M.S. Swaminathan Research Foun dation (MSSRF) in association with the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) Cochin, Fisheries Dep ar tment, Ramanathapuram, and the Fishermen Associations in Mandapam, Rameshwaram and Kottaipattinam fi shing harbours.  A stakeholder Con...