The New Indian Express

Square-mesh cod end beneficial to fishers, ecology: Study

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a major initiative that can help preserve marine wealth and ensure its sustainability, Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have ...
The New Indian Express

NETFISH to Distribute Square Mesh Cod Ends

KOCHI:As part of an ongoing project to popularise square mesh cod ends in trawl nets, the Network for Fish Quality Management and Sustainable Fishing (NETFISH), will distribute ten square mesh cod ...
Hindustan Times

Square mesh nets help fishermen save money, marine animals

The Maharashtra government and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) came up with the idea of square mesh nets instead of traditional diamond mesh nets to prevent damage to the ecosystem and to ...
Panda

Squaring the diamond mesh

A new WWF publication shows how square-mesh trawl nets will benefit fish and fishermen in the Mediterranean. The report, ‘Squaring the diamond mesh – how square-mesh trawl nets will benefit fish and ...
The Hindu

How these Kerala fishermen are proving that using square mesh cod ends helps in sustainable fishing

At a time when concerns grow deeper and discussions louder on how to find a way out of the corner the fisheries sector has painted itself into, a lone fishing boat operator from Vypeen has shown ...