A blue revolution is on cards as the government has come up with a programme to enable holistic development and management of fisheries. Called Mision Fingerling, the target is to "enhance fisheries production from 10.79 mmt (2014-15) to 15 mmt by 2020-21.
Fish Fingerling production is the single-most important critical input visualised to achieve fish production targets under the Blue Revolution.
The Department has identified 20 States based on their potential and other relevant factors to strengthen the Fish Seed infrastructure in the country. This program with a total expenditure of about Rs 52,000 lakh will facilitate the establishment of hatcheries and Fingerling rearing pond to ensure the fish production of 426 crores fish fingerling, 25.50 crore post-larvae of shrimp and crab in the country.
This will converge in the production of 20 lakh tonnes of fish annually and will benefit about four million families. The implementation of this programme will supplement the requirement of stocking materials in the country up to a large extent, a much needed input to achieve the enhanced fish production.
Greater emphasis will be on infrastructure with an equally strong focus on management and conservation of the resources through technology transfer to increase the income of the fishers and fish farmers. Productivity enhancement shall also be achieved through employing the best global innovations and integration of various production oriented activities such as production of quality fish seeds, cost-effective feed and adoption of technology, among others.
