Published on 22 Mar 2025
• India has been elected as the First Vice Chair of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Committee on Fisheries (COFI) Sub-Committee on Fisheries Management.
• This subsidiary body of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was established in 1965 to address international fishing and aquaculture issues, providing policy guidance on fisheries management and promoting sustainability in the industry.
• The Committee reviews specific matters related to fisheries and aquaculture referred to it by the FAO Council, the 49-member executive arm of FAO.
FAO’s Committee on Fisheries
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