In Veraval’s crowded fish auction yard in Junagadh district, a kilogram of locally caught ribbonfish fetched ₹85 last monsoon season. Three years ago, the same fish commanded ₹140. I spoke to cooperative members along this stretch of Gujarat who told me the culprit isn’t overfishing or a bad season — it’s containers of frozen Chinese … Read more
Most people think fish farming is only for those who already have money and land. The reality is that the Indian government has been quietly funding thousands of small fish farmers every year — and most eligible people never apply simply because they don’t know the process. The problem is not that schemes don’t exist … Read more
On a grey monsoon morning in Alappuzha, Kerala, a woman named Leela pulls the day’s catch tally from a worn register. Her Thanneermukkom Fisherwomen Cooperative Society — 340 members strong — collectively earned ₹1.7 crore last financial year. That figure would be unremarkable for a dairy cooperative in Gujarat. But for a fisheries cooperative in … Read more
