Mariculture

Mariculture is an activity involving food production for human consumption. It is an activity in which aquatic organisms both plants and animals are cultured in a confined environment in the aquatic medium which may be completely marine or marine mixed to various degrees with freshwater in the brackishwater areas.

• The potentially cultivable candidate species in India include about 20 species of finfishes, 29 crustaceans, 17 molluscs, 7 seaweeds and many other species of ornamental and therapeutic value.
• The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) assists the following components:
  • Production of finfish seed in shrimp hatcheries
  • Setting up of open sea cage culture
  • Demonstration of model sea cage culture to traditional fishermen
  • Marine ornamental fish culture
  • Mussel farming