|
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Aquaculture and Marine Export
Posted On:
25 MAR 2025 5:42PM by PIB Delhi
The Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry has established the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) as a dedicated agency to facilitate export of seafood. MPEDA, through its field offices in maritime States and registered societies like NaCSA (National Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture), NETFISH (Network for Fish Quality Management & Sustainable Fishing) and RGCA (Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture) is taking various activities to promote sustainable aquaculture and marine exports. In aquaculture, MPEDA focused on capacity building for better management practices, antibiotic reduction through initiatives like "SHAPHARI" certification and ELISA labs, and disease control through Aqua One Centres and mobile labs. MPEDA also supported sustainable shrimp farming through NaCSA and operated seven technology transfer projects via RGCA. In the marine sector, MPEDA, primarily through NETFISH, conducted workshops and trials for Turtle Excluder Device (TED) implementation, supported marine mammal stock assessments for US Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) compliance, promoted eco-friendly fishing gear like square mesh cod ends, and organized numerous coastal clean-up drives and plastic collection projects and hands-on training programs and meets. The details of these projects and their outcomes, project-wise is furnished as Annexure-I and II.
MPEDA has implemented several measures to promote environmentally sustainable shrimp farming by encouraging eco-friendly practices, responsible resource management, and disease prevention strategies. MPEDA also ensure quality and traceability through farm/hatchery enrollment and SHAPHARI certification programs, which include geographical mapping and unique identification numbers. MPEDA supports infrastructure development by providing financial assistance for nursery-rearing units and shrimp handling centers, all aimed at enhancing sustainable practices and ensuring high-quality, safe shrimp production for export. Additionally, through various training programs, MPEDA promote sustainable shrimp farming. With regard to seaweed cultivation, MPEDA-RGCA signed MoU with Department of Fisheries and Fisheries Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu for supplying the quality germplasm of seaweeds and technical consultant for establishment of Multipurpose Seaweed Aqua Park under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampda Yojana (PMMSY) assistance.
Annexure-I
Aquaculture and Marine Export.
|
Sl.No.
|
Name of the project
|
Name of the produce/ services
|
No. of
Beneficiaries
|
Quantity
supplied
|
|
1
|
Asian Seabass Hatchery, Thoduvai, Tamil Nadu
|
Seabass fingerlings (nos.)
|
4300
|
49.8 million
|
|
2
|
Mud crab Hatchery,
Thoduvai, Tamil Nadu
|
Crab instar (nos.)
|
919
|
11.27 million
|
|
3
|
GIFT Tilapia Hatchery
Vijayawada, Andra Pradesh
|
GIFT seed (nos.)
|
581
|
50.48 million
|
|
GIFT brood-fry (nos.)
|
50
|
84,295
|
|
4
|
Marine Finfish Hatchery,
Pozhiyoor, Kerala
|
Cobia fingerlings (nos.)
|
95
|
1,25,091
|
|
Pompano (nos)
|
115
|
5,02,250
|
|
5
|
Aquatic Quarantine Facilities for
L. vannamei, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
|
L. vannamei Broodstocks (nos.) quarantined
|
4,175
|
25,26,607
|
|
P. monodon broodstocks (nos.) quarantined
|
28,128
|
|
P. monodon PPLs (nos.) quarantined
|
1,84,077
|
|
L. vannamei PPLs (nos.)
|
9,19,431
|
|
6
|
Artemia Demo Farm at
Tharuvaikulam&Uppoor, Tamil Nadu
|
Artemia biomass (kg)
|
725
|
9400
|
|
Artemia cyst (tins)
|
4,673
|
|
7
|
Multispecies Aquaculture Complex (MAC)
Vallarpadam, Kerala
|
GIFT Seed (nos.)
|
8,704
|
15.68 million
|
|
Seabass fingerlings (nos.)
|
1,484
|
14,12,018
|
|
Etroplus suratensis seed (nos.)
|
690
|
12,12,425
|
|
P. monodon seed (nos.)
|
185
|
89,69,455
|
|
Contribution from RGCA Central Laboratories
|
|
S.No
|
Laboratory
|
Testing (by samples)
|
Samples
(Nos)
|
No. of Beneficiaries
|
|
1
|
Mobile Aquaculture Disease Diagnosis Laboratory
|
Molecular diseases diagnosis (PCR)
|
4,570
|
1,094
|
|
Microbiology & water parameters
|
|
2
|
Central Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory
|
Molecular diseases diagnosis (PCR), Microbiology & water parameters,Histology
Disease surveillance / NSPAAD,
Seed health, PCR-based species identification,Sequencing-based species identification
|
30,635
|
4,532
|
|
3
|
Central Aquaculture Genetics Laboratory
|
|
24,897
|
555
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annexure-II
Aquaculture and Marine Export.
|
Sl.No.
|
Hands on Training Program/ Meets
|
No. of Trainings/ Events
|
No. of Beneficiaries
|
|
1
|
Best Management Practices of nursery, grow-out and cage culture in earthen ponds for Asian Seabass
|
95
|
1,814
|
|
2
|
Best Management Practices of nursery, grow-out and Softshell culture of Mangrove Mud crab
|
106
|
1,909
|
|
3
|
Breeding, Seed Production and Grow – out farming of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT)
|
79
|
1,165
|
|
4
|
Artificial Insemination Technique used for SPF Black Tiger Shrimp, Penaeus monodon with special reference to Broodstock Management, Maturation and Seed Production
|
4
|
22
|
|
5
|
Hatchery Production of Marine Finfish
|
2
|
3
|
|
6
|
Artemia Production & Processing of Cyst and Biomass
|
8
|
265
|
|
7
|
PCR and its Application in Aquaculture Pathology
|
44
|
945
|
|
8
|
PCR and its Application in Aquaculture Genetics Research
|
37
|
773
|
|
9
|
RAS ( Re-circulatory Aquaculture System)
|
1
|
23
|
|
10
|
Training at MAC, Vallarpadam
|
13
|
203
|
|
11
|
Farmers Meet/ Program for SC/ST beneficiaries:
on Diversified Aquaculture/
|
558
|
17563
|
This information was given by Union Minister of State, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri George Kurian, in a written reply in Lok Sabha on 25th March, 2025.
*****
AA
(Release ID: 2114923)
|