Vijayan, K K and Srinivasa Raghavan, V and Vijayagopal, P and Sanil, N K and Chakraborty, Kajal and Thomas, P C (2010) Perspectives in marine biotechnology research and development in India In: Winter School on Vistas in Marine Biotechnology 5th to 26th October 2010. [Teaching Resource]
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Abstract
In simple terms ‘Marine Biotechnology’ can be described as the sustainable commercial exploitation of marine life for the benefit of mankind. Marine biotechnology has continued to develop in recent years as a field of application of modern science and engineering of critical importance to the understanding, protection and exploitation of the potential resources of the sea, for the progress of fundamental science and benefit of humanity. Oceans comprise the biggest part of the biosphere and hold the most ancient and diverse forms of life. It is recognized that the sea’s resources remain largely unexplored and marine organisms represent a vast untapped resource with potential benefits in many different areas of life, including mariculture, fisheries, industry, research tools and environmental applications. The combined expertise of many fields from molecular biology to chemical and physical oceanography contribute to the development of the knowledge platform upon which marine biotechnology applications render goods and services for public benefit. With its vast human capital, long coast line and tropical seas, marine biotechnology in India has the great potential to emerge as the major cutting edge technology next to the information technology. Post green revolution era showed glaring inadequacies in the agricultural sector alone to produce the food for the ever-increasing Indian population. Hence, we have to look to alternatives such as mariculture (growing/farming animals and plants in marine environment) for meeting increasing demand for protein source. When the global mariculture production touched about 20 million tons with a value of $ 26.2 million and marine bioprospecting is estimated at somewhere between US $ 30-100 billion, the marine biological wealth of India remains largely untapped even today. The effort of farming of marine organisms for food and exploitation of sea for other commercial use is only in the nascent stage in India, initiated by institutions like Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI).
| Item Type: | Teaching Resource |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Marine biotechnology |
| Subjects: | Fish Biotechnology |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biotechnology, Fish Nutrition and Health Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biotechnology, Fish Nutrition and Health Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biotechnology, Fish Nutrition and Health Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biotechnology, Fish Nutrition and Health Division |
| Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Feb 2023 09:21 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Mar 2023 06:25 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/16687 |
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