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The Fishermen Community Development Programme volition big a ’sea conclave’ astatine Summer In Bethlehem, Thirumullavaram, connected January 7 to deliberate connected the captious challenges and solutions wrong the marine and fisheries sectors. Organised successful collaboration with the Centre for Social Innovation and Development Studies and the South Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies , the conclave aims to code the systemic issues threatening the industry. “The assemblage is presently facing a sedate situation fueled by marine pollution, clime change, overfishing, erosion of marine biodiversity, and the damaging effects of oversea soil mining – each of which request urgent attraction and corporate action,” said FCDP manager Fr. Saji Elambasseril astatine a property conscionable present connected Saturday.
N.K. Premachandran, MP, volition inaugurate the conclave and Paul Antony Mullassery, Bishop of Kollam, volition preside implicit the function. Divya S. Iyer, Managing Director of Vizhinjam International Seaport, volition present the keynote address.
There volition beryllium sessions connected ‘Marine Ecosystems’ and ‘Challenges Traditional Fisherfolk and Innovative Socio-Economic Security Measures.’ The day league volition beryllium dedicated to a nationalist forum for a divers scope of stakeholders including commercialized national representatives, vessel owners, governmental organisations, and food traders — to dependable their concerns.
The conclave volition reason with a valedictory league inaugurated by Union Minister George Kurian. Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal and erstwhile Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac volition beryllium the guests of honor.
