India And Maldives Sign MoU To Boost Tuna Operations

India and the Maldives are coming together to improve tuna fishing and processing activities. Last Friday, both nations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance bilateral collaboration in the tuna and other seafood sectors.

The deal was made during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Maldives for the archipelago’s 60th Independence Day celebrations. Several MoUs were signed, out of which one was inked between India’s Department of Fisheries and the Maldivian Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources. The agreement will help the island nation scale up its fish processing capabilities and strengthen sustainable tuna fishing. Additionally, it will provide India with enhanced access to deep-sea fisheries resources in the strategically important Indian Ocean region, reported Indian news sites. However, details on how this would be taken forward are yet to be revealed.