New Delhi: The first-ever investors’ meet in Lakshadweep Islands has seen Rs 519 crore worth of planned investment to unlock fisheries and aquaculture potential, according to the government.

The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAHD), in collaboration with the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, organised the investors’ meet.

Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh said that the government issued fishing rules for the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), therefore the fishermen operating in EEZ can now legally fish with an authorised “Access Pass,” enabling them to export high-value tuna and other fish products to international markets.

As per international law, fishery resources present in India’s EEZ will now be recognised as “Indian Origin,” which wil

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