♦ Union Minister Parshottam Rupala inaugurated the Global Fisheries Conference India 2023 at Gujarat Science City in Ahmedabad on 21 November 2023. This was organised by the Dept. of Fisheries, GoI on the occasion of World Fisheries Day. 

♦ On this occasion Rupala said,  India is the third-largest Fish producing country in the world. 

♦ 10 foreign missions from different countries along with various International organizations attend the conference. 

♦ The World Fisheries Awards were also distributed on the occasion. During the programme, the Inland Reservoir Leasing portal was launched at the hands of CM Bhupendra Patel. Also, the Dhol fish was declared as State fish of Gujarat.