INDIA-ICELAND: MOU ON SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT

• India and Iceland signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of fisheries. 
• The salient features of the MoU are:
• Creation of facilities for exchange of scientists and technical experts and their proper placement, especially in areas of estimating Total Allowable Catches in off shore and deep sea areas;
• Provision of training to fisheries professionals from key fisheries institutions in the various management aspects on areas of modern fisheries management and fish processing.
• Exchange of scientific literature research findings and other information.
• Exchange of experts / expertise to study the prospects of fishing.  Processing and marketing of products from high seas fisheries for entrepreneurship development.

Source : Civil Services Chronicle Online, April, 2020