InSeason Fish

Meet the Bombay Duck, a fish that's as intriguing as its name! 🐟

Found in coastal waters of the Indian Ocean, it is known for it's distinctive taste and aroma. Bombay Duck has been a culinary delight in Indian cusine for generations! 🍲

Swipe to know more about this marine fish! ➡️

Let's celebrate the harmony of ocean life and cultural flavours!🌊

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Created as part of the communications workshop.

Our next team member spotlight is here!

Abhishek Gerald ._.bleu is an Integrated Masters degree holder in Marine science and is passionate about marine megafauna conservation. He has been working on elasmobranchs and their conservation since his masters dissertation in 2022.

Abhishek spends his free time playing with his cat Jimmy, reading or exploring the unknown on his motorbike!

Is sustainability a big part of your cooking? Do you often think of ways to incorporate locally sourced fish in your creations? Do you know which fish is Inseason?

We are looking to collaborate with chefs from India who enjoy cooking seafood, but keeping the sea in mind. Whether you're a home chef or have spent time behind the line and the pass, we are looking for you!

Tag your chef friends below so we can connect with them! DM us for any queries :)

For our next story from the field we are traveling to Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu!🌊🐳

Here Narayani, a researcher, recounts her interaction with the fisherwoman and the community!🐠🐙

Read below:

It was almost noon in Rameswaram. I had planned the visit a long time after the landings were over just so I can catch the fish vendors when they are free. As I walked towards the water, I noticed the drying fishes. Just near the drying area, there were some women chilling in the shade. I was clicking pictures of the fish. One woman noticed me and asked me what I was upto. I briefly told her about how I study fishes and I had come to Rameswaram to talk to them. This launched a series of followup questions, including my hometown, type of work I do, etc. One fisherwoman put her hands in her chin in total bewilderment. "What, why would you even study fishes, of all the things?", she asked. Everyone laughed and asked me to come under the shade.

An hour of random gossip, squeals of laughter followed, with minor interviews squeezed inbetween. As it happens during most of the interviews, they ended up knowing more about me than I did about them. I am sure that the waves had evesdropped and had a great time, just like me.

📸 Narayani

It's time to delve into a another historical finding and story! 🕰️

This time we look at the different fishing techniques that existed in the past! 🐟

Swipe to know about this! ➡️

Meet the fascinating Bowmouth Guitarfish 🐟

A unique animal that has the features of a shark and a ray - hence also referred to as a "shark ray". This mysterious creature glides through the ocean with its distinctive bow-shaped head. 🌊✨

A critically endangered species (IUCN Red List), it is found along both the coasts of India - Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. Swipe to know more about this fascinating animal, as part of our animal focus series!

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Dive into our Fishploration on
August 19th (Saturday)
8:30 am in Chennai! 🐟

Get ready for an awesome adventure as we explore the fishing village of Nochikuppam right in the city's heart. Discover the secrets of the fish landing site, from seasonal seafood wonders to sustainable fishing marvels, all while talking to the fishing community.

Register by August 17th via the link in our bio. Oh, and don't forget to bring your seafood-loving spirit – you're leaving with some fresh catch! 🦐🦀

Some marine news for August 2023!🌊

Swipe to read about some of the recent developments in the marine space 🐟

Meet our next team member

Shruthi Kottillil works in the field of biodiversity conservation. After a few terrestrial projects, over the past three years, she has been working on elasmobranch (sharks, rays and skates) conservation and fisheries.

When she's not working, she enjoys painting/sketching, reading and cooking!

Seafood lovers! We have so many options for you to pick from and eat sustainably!

Check the amazing range of fish to eat from this August in both the east and west coast :)

Happy Nature Conservation Day! 🌱

Swipe to read and know some amazing facts for few of the fish species that is Inseason for the month of July! 🐟

Next spotlight for the Species Focus is on Largetooth Sawfish _(Prisits_ _pristis)_! 🌊

Swipe to read about these incredible and often misunderstood animals!🐙🦈

Read about a field story from our reseracher Abhishek from a habour on the southernmost tip of India!

Have you heard that Tamil Nadu has an East & a West Coast?
Here's what fishing in the deep south, i.e. Kanyakumari district looks like during the fishing ban. The ban on mechanised fishing lasts from Apr 15 - Jun 15 on the East coast and Jun 1 - Jul 31 on the West coast. Boats and harbours, which are typically bustling with activity, turned empty one after the other.

A momentary pause as the sea replenishes only occurs between Jun 1 and Jun 15 on this strip of coast that's neither East nor West. The coastal communities of Colachel, Chinnamuttom and Muttom are some of our most experienced fishers and navigators. Some still use the stars and roam the Indian Ocean from the international waters in Australia to those near Africa.

Small reminders of India's maritime history!

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Our next segment of Casting Conversations is here!

This time we take you to Palolem in Goa where interviewed a couple.

Sujata and Subash spoke to Trisha about their daily lives and how they sustain their family through fishing.

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Wondering what's special about today...?

July 14 is shark awareness day!

A species we work closely with because it is one of the most endangered marine fishes inhabiting our ocean!

From the deep seas to the shallow coastal waters, they live in every part of our oceans! Swipe to bust some myths and don't forget to check our new website "Sharks of India" to know more!

Wondering what's special about today...?

July 14 is shark awareness day!

A species we work closely with because it is one of the most endangered marine fishes inhabiting our oceans!

From the deep seas to the shallow coastal waters, they live in every part of our oceans! Swipe to bust some myths and don't forget to check our new website "Sharks of India" to know more!

Introducing our newest teammate at !

Manini works as Inseason Fish's Art Director and handles the outreach side of things. Previously, she was the Art Editor for Current Conservation for 5 years and has worked on many conservation based projects.

Apart from all things wildlife, Manini throughly enjoys playing Ultimate Frisbee and is also a part of the India Mastera team this year.

Here is some news from the marine world!🌊

Swipe to read about fishing issues, fisheries and environmental phenomenons. 🐟

Introducing the next person behind !

Dr. S. Narayani is from Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu and completed her PhD in Fish and Fisheries from Pondicherry University, Andaman Campus. She is interested in coral reef fisheries, fish feeding ecology, socio-economic and socio-political aspects of fisheries and sustainable seafood consumption and likes to participate in Tamil public outreach programmes on marine environments.

She particularly enjoys talking to children and answering their questions about the marine realm!

From well known fish like tuna, red snapper and pomfret to lesser known fish like grouper, sole and barracuda!

Try out the InSeason fish list for July for both the coasts!

Casting Conversations is a new segment, where we talk to people from the fishing communities along India's coastline. 🪸

Meet some hardworking and inspiring people who work in this industry and hear about some interesting stories!

First up we have Ranjith Kumar from Chennai! 🐠

At InSeason Fish we have started a new series that dives deep (far back) to the historical stories and findings of all things aquatic!🐟🦐

For our first post we take a look at the history of seafood consumption among humans. Have you ever wondered why and when we started consuming seafood? Swipe to read about it ➡️

Welcome to our new series - Animal focus! 🦭

Through this series, get to know some of the amazing marine species found in our Indian coast! 🌊

For today, we are featuring Dugongs! Swipe left to know more.

We want to introduce you to the force behind

First up

Sudha is a researcher with a master's degree in Environmental Science and Natural Resource management.

She has been working in the field of marine and elasmobrach conservation since her master's dissertation in 2020.

When she's not researching sharks she spends time cooking, reading and playing the piano.

We wanted to introduce you to the working force behind

Frist up is

Sudha is a researcher with a master's degree in Environmental Science and Natural Resource management. She has been working in the field of marine and elasmobrach conservation since her master's dissertation in 2020.

During her free time she enjoys cooking, reading and playing the piano.

Here is a roundup of some of the news from the marine world! 🐟

We have news that focuses on species, policy and some on the fisherfolk community that depend on our coastal and inland waters.

Malabar sole, Sin croaker, White Snapper and Spangled emperor are just some of the many fish you can try out this month. Go through our extensive list of Inseason Fish and try something new!

Quite lucky to have such a vast selection of fish to choose from this month!

Which new fish will you try? And this is both East and West coast of India!

Every time you try a few fish from the list, take a photo and tag us! We would love to see the diversity of seafood on your plate!

"Beautification" and "Development" drives across cities threaten small scale fishing communities as much as they threaten fish and marine ecosystems.

The latest victim is the Nochikuppam fishmarket. Those of you who have been on our fishplorations have explored this market - but now the Tamil Nadu High Court has declared that this market is an "encroachment". Which means that the police are legally authorised to shut this market. Fishers have been protesting such efforts to push them out of the area for over 5 years now. In fact they asked that it be given a heritage tag! This market and the fishing community that runs it has used this space way before Chennai City became a metropolis.

Join hands with the fishing community by writing about your experience at this heritage market and tell the why Nochikuppam market needs to exist.

Watch this space for information about protests in favour of the market continuing