Conference Name:Workshop on Preferential Access for Small Scale Fishing Communities to Marine Fish Resources, Seva Kendra, Kolkata, India, 11 November 2018

Date: 11-11-2018

Abstract: * legal instruments on Preferential access: UNCLOS, UNFSA, CCRF,SSFG, WFC, SDGs
* Indian legal instruments: NPMF 2017 and MFRAs from 1983,WLPA 1972
* Where are our fishermen fishing? Are they protected by any law or by policy?
* Is depth demarcation of zones enforced? How does it impact estimate of fish catch? What is the status of preferential access of SSF in India- Discussion