India joins international fishing pact.

And the pact is for ocean resources.

Deep water advantage

India will be up graded from non-contracting party to contracting party under Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement.

Indian vessels to fish for

    * Squids

    * Toothfish

    * Alfonsino

    * Other non-migratory fish

India will have greater access to

    * Scientific date

    * Research programmes

    * Stock assessments

India's share in global blue economy 8%

Fishery sector in India

* 2nd largest fish-producing country in the world

* India's fish production in 2024-'25    195 lakh tons

* 30 million livelihoods supported by the fishing sector

* Rs.60,523 cr is the amount India earned in fishery product exports in 2023-'24

* 120 countries consume fish exports from India.