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Marine Fisheries Census 2025: India’s First Digital Count

3 November 20251 min read
AGRICULTURE & RURALMarine FisheriesCensus 2025:India’s First DigitalCount3 November 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

The Centre began the Marine Fisheries Census 2025, a paperless, geo-referenced survey meant to guide planning and welfare for sea-fishing families.

Key facts

  • Funded by the Department of Fisheries; implemented by ICAR-CMFRI; supported by the Fishery Survey of India.
  • Drones count fishing crafts while a trawl ban applies.
  • Data also captures income, insurance, debt and benefits from PMMSY and PM-MKSSY.
AppRole
VYAS-NAVValidates villages and harbours
VYAS-BHARATHousehold and infrastructure survey
VYAS-SUTRALive supervision

Exam angle

  • Executing institute: CMFRI; funding department: Fisheries.
  • Live dashboards track progress for administrators.

Test yourself

1. Which institute implements the Marine Fisheries Census 2025 on behalf of the Department of Fisheries?

CMFRI implements it, while FSI gives operational support.

2. In the Marine Fisheries Census 2025, which VYAS app supervises and monitors fieldwork in real time?

VYAS-SUTRA handles supervision; NAV validates villages and BHARAT counts households.

3. Drones are used in the Marine Fisheries Census 2025 mainly to do what?

Drone-based enumeration keeps craft counts accurate while the trawl ban applies.

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