Milkfish, a potential fast growing fish highly suitable for farming in coastal areas.
India is the second largest aquaculture producer of the world. The aquaculture sector has been growing steadily at around 7-8% – the highest among other agriculture-related production sectors in India. It is providing livelihood to more than 25 million people in India, who are directly engaged in fisheries and aquaculture.
India is the third largest in marine fisheries global production. ICAR techniques helped in producing seed/yolk sac larval, which were distributed to stakeholders for marine cage and coastal pond farming/sea
ranching. ICAR developed Ecosystem Health Index (EHI) to monitor the coastal ecosystem during different seasons.
Biofence was identified to mitigate the adverse effects of ocean pollution more effectively. Identification of new invasive species in different regions was initiated and intensified by ICAR through awareness campaigns.