State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024

Current Context : Recently, State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture report is released.

• It is prepared and released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
• Report specially focused on “Blue Transformation in Action”.

RELEVANT FACTS:

• In 2022, global fisheries and aquaculture production raised to 223.2 million tonnes by increasing 4 percent from the year 2020.
• Production comprised 4 million tonnes of aquatic animals and 37.8 million tonnes of algae.
• India ranked second in aquatic animals’ production with 8 percent of total production.
• India ranked first in Inland fisheries with 1.9 million tonnes production.

BLUE TRANSFORMATION IN ACTION

• FAO introduced its “Blue Transformation” vision in 2021.
• It aims to leverage aquatic food systems, to enhance food security, improve nutrition, etc.