As 2025 came to a close, Dakshin Foundation marked key moments for the fisheries sector—World Fisheries Day and the first-ever International Fisher Women’s Day—through conversations, films and reflections rooted in coastal communities. We now share a set of films that spotlight fisherwomen’s leadership, grassroots stewardship and the changing seascapes of the Palk Bay, alongside a deeper look at the region’s blue crab fishery.
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By Sanjana| “I thought I knew a lot about menstrual cups and cloth pads. But in 2024, when I began working in the Andamans, my Dakshin colleagues shared with me a few things I never knew…Here, I talk about my journey towards beginning to encourage more women to make the switch.”
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Dr. Naveen Namboothri and Kumar Sahayaraju from our Sustainable Fisheries Programme represented Dakshin Foundation at the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France. Their participation brought grounded, field-based perspectives from India’s coasts into global conversations shaping the future of ocean governance.
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For the past 16 years, Dakshin’s Marine Flagships programme, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and state forest departments, has been tracking India’s sea turtles. The programme’s newly launched report, titled ‘Monitoring sea turtles in India 2008 – 2024’, brings together years of research, offering insights into sea turtle population trends and the challenges these species face.
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