India needs to increase mariculture production to meet country's growing seafood demand CMFRI The Week dated 11th October 2025

CMFRI, Library (2025) India needs to increase mariculture production to meet country's growing seafood demand CMFRI The Week dated 11th October 2025. The Week.

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ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute has set a target of 2.5 million tonnes of mariculture production by 2047 – a huge leap compared to the 150,000 tonnes the country currently farms in the sea. Highlighting that mariculture is the next big thing in India’s marine fisheries sector, CMFRI director Dr Grinson George said that technologies such as cage culture and integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) could be utilised to increase marine fish production. He was speaking after inaugurating a training programme for fish farmers at CMFRI on Saturday, marking the nationwide launch of the Central Government’s Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana (PM DDKY).

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