Web-based Pan-Asia webinar on “Small Scale Fisheries in Inland open water: Status and opportunity” with virtual participation of experts, academicians and institutions from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malaysia along with the experts from Canada, FAO, and Belgium was inaugurated by Dr. J. K. Jena, DDG (Fisheries Science), ICAR, New Delhi on 9 September 2020. Team Leader of ECOFISH II has participated in this webinar and speech on ‘SSF and Hilsa fisheries management’.