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Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement
October 17 , 2026
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- The Union Government approved India’s accession to the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA).
- Signed in Rome on 7 July 2006, it entered into force in June 2012 to conserve and sustainably use fishery resources in the southern Indian Ocean.
- It covers fish, molluscs, crustaceans and other sedentary species, excluding highly migratory species under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
- Its main bodies are the Meeting of the Parties, Scientific Committee and Secretariat.
- India’s accession will enable full participation in decision-making, access to scientific data and research, and new fishing opportunities for Indian fishers and entrepreneurs.
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