CMFRI, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (2019) Report of blue economy working group-3 on fisheries, aquaculture & fish processing. Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Kochi.
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Blue Economy promises to bring about transformational changes that aim at the sustainable use of oceanic resources, emphasizing the promotion of smart and inclusive growth in diverse, but interconnected segments such as marine fishing and allied sectors, ocean-based energy exploration; and shipping as well as coastal tourism. India has a major stake in promoting Blue Economy, since the livelihood of large number of costal inhabitants in the country depends on the wealth of the oceans. About 4 million people are directly dependent on marine fishing and allied activities for their livelihood. Those depending on coastal aquaculture, coastal tourism, shipping, sea mining, offshore energy production and other related services add to it. Another major reason why Blue Economy is poised as a game changer for India is because of its likely contribution towards the country‟s food security in the form of increased marine fish production. It is estimated that, by 2030 India will require about 18 million metric tonnes (NFDB, 2018) of fish to meet the demands. When considering the fact that today we produce about 11 million metric tonnes annually (DAHDF, 2018) there is a gap of 7 million metric tonnes that needs to be bridged. Given the limitations of the marine capture fisheries sector and the modest enhancements that are likely from the deep sea resources, rather substantial enhancements from the land based fisheries and aquaculture systems, the focus is on mariculture. The promises are immense, so are the challenges but it is reasonable to target a production of 4-5 million metric tonnes from mariculture by 2030 with careful planning and concertedaction.
| Item Type: | Documents |
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| Keywords: | Blue Economy, Working Group, Aquaculture, Fish Processing, Livelihoods, Tourism, Capture Fisheries, Fish Production |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Jeeva ICSF Rajan |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Dec 2021 06:16 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Dec 2021 06:16 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/5999 |
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