# Lucrative inter-State trade in juvenile sardines and mackerel threatens regeneration of Keralam's fish stocks

> Juvenile sardines, mackerel and other undersized fish caught off Keralam's coast are being illegally transported to Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa and Gujarat. Manufacturers there use them for fishmeal, fish oil, fish powder, fertilisers and fish farm feed. The trade threatens regeneration of commercially important fish stocks.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T06:06:47.416Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/100747-lucrative-inter-state-trade-in-juvenile-sardines-and-mackerel-threatens
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Diversion of small pelagic fish into fishmeal production could tighten raw material supply for Indian fishmeal, but the scale is local and unquantified, so the price effect is minor.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: neutral

## Sources

- thesouthfirst.com: https://thesouthfirst.com/keralam/lucrative-inter-state-trade-in-juvenile-sardines-and-mackerel-threatens-regeneration-of-keralams-fish-stocks/

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