Maharashtra government is working on a policy to promote cage culture for fresh water fish. Maharashtra has 4 LMT marine fish production and 1.5 LMT of inland fish production. According to the Centre, fish production has increased from 7.5 lakh tons in 1950-51 to 100.70 lakh tons during 2014-15. With an ambitious target to unleash the potential of Blue Revolution by promoting growth and employment generation in inland fisheries, the state government is working on a policy to promote cage culture for fresh water fish. The state is also looking at promoting cage culture in sea and brackish water, and erection of demonstration projects, including one at Ratnagiri.

Source: dna August 03, 2016 02:48 UTC