Campaign on “Climate-Smart Inland Fisheries in Coastal Wetland, West Bengal” organized

The ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata organized the Campaign on “Climate-Smart Inland Fisheries in Coastal Wetland, West Bengal” at the Coastal Wetlands of Bermajur - 1 Village, Sandeshkhali - 2 Block of Sundarbans, West Bengal today.

Dr. Uttam Kumar Sarkar, Principal Investigator, NICRA & HoD, Reservoir and Wetland Fisheries Division, ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore highlighted the various issues and innovative adaptation strategies for managing the fisheries of the coastal wetland. The need for conservation was also stressed by Dr. Sarkar.

Shri Tapan Sardar, Gram Pradhan, Bermajur - 1, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal appreciated the Institute’s initiative for the development of the Scheduled Caste Community through the climate-smart fisheries.

The Campaign aimed at sensitizing the fishers and creating awareness on the climate-smart fisheries management in the changing climate scenario registered participation by 70 Scheduled Caste Fishers including 20 women.

(Source: ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata)