Department of Fisheries to step up fishermen training in Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep, focusing on sashimi-grade tuna
Fisheries Secretary Abhilaksh Likhi, at a review meeting in Mumbai on 27 October 2025, called for more fishermen training in the Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands, with a focus on sashimi-grade tuna handling and export skills.
Summary
On 27 October 2025, Union Fisheries Secretary Abhilaksh Likhi chaired a hybrid review meeting in Mumbai on the outreach and capacity-building work of the Fishery Survey of India (FSI) and the Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training (CIFNET) in the Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands. He stressed the islands' strategic importance for India's tuna fishery and called for targeted training in sashimi-grade tuna handling and export skills, through specialised courses, hands-on training and field demonstrations.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 27 Oct 2025, Mumbai (hybrid review)
- Chaired by
- Fisheries Secretary Dr Abhilaksh Likhi
- Institutions
- Fishery Survey of India (FSI); CIFNET
- Focus
- Sashimi-grade tuna handling and export skills
- Islands
- Andaman & Nicobar; Lakshadweep
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Department of Fisheries' plan to boost fishermen training in the Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands (October 2025) focuses on handling and export of which grade of tuna?
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Correct answer: C — Sashimi-grade
PIB: the focus is on sashimi-grade tuna handling and export skills.
Which two institutions' outreach and capacity-building activities in the Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands were reviewed by the Fisheries Secretary on 27 October 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Fishery Survey of India (FSI) and CIFNET
PIB: the review covered activities of the Fishery Survey of India (FSI) and the Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training (CIFNET).