Fisheries development vs Fisheries for development

AQC 608 – Aquaculture development planning and management
Fisheries development -vis- Fisheries for development
P. Yuvarajan
Ph. D Scholar
Department of aquaculture
Dr. M.G.R Fisheries College and Research Institute
Tamil Nadu dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University
Ponneri- 601 204
yuvarajandono@gmail.com

Fisheries development
• The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of
Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries has accordingly
restructured the scheme by merging all the ongoing schemes
under an umbrella of Blue Revolution.
• The restructured scheme provides focused development and
management of fisheries, covering inland fisheries, aquaculture,
marine fisheries including deep sea fishing, mariculture and all
activities undertaken by the National Fisheries Development
Board (NFDB).

Objectives
 To increase the overall fish production in a responsible and
sustainable manner for economic prosperity
 To modernize the fisheries with special focus on new
technologies
 To ensure food and nutritional security
 To generate employment and export earnings
 To ensure inclusive development and empower fishers and
aquaculture farmers

The restructured Centrally Plan Scheme
with Central Sector components on Blue
Revolution:
Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries formulated
at a total Central outlay of 3000 crore for five years has the
following components:
(a) National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) and its activities
(b) Development of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture
(c) Development of Marine Fisheries, Infrastructure and Post-
Harvest Operations

(d) Strengthening of Database & Geographical Information System
of the Fisheries Sector
(e) Institutional Arrangement for Fisheries Sector
(f) Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) and other need-
based Interventions
(g) National Scheme of Welfare of Fishers

Development of Inland Fisheries and
Aquaculture
i. Construction of new ponds
ii. Renovation of existing ponds
a. Renovation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee
Act (MNREGA) ponds
b. Rejuvenation of urban/semi urban / rural lakes tanks for culture
iii. Input cost for freshwater fish culture and brackish water
fish/shrimp culture
iv. Establishment of fish seed hatcheries

v. Establishment of freshwater/brackish water prawn hatcheries
vi. Solar power support system for aquaculture
vii. Cold water fisheries and aquaculture
a. Construction of permanent farming units and raceways
b. Running cold water fish culture in earthen units
viii. Development of water logged areas
a. Development of waterlogged areas
b. Input cost

ix. Productive utilization of Inland Saline/ Alkaline waters for
aquaculture
a. Construction of new ponds
b. Input cost
x. Inland capture fisheries (village ponds & tanks)
a. Fish seed rearing units
b. Input cost
c. Craft and gears
d. Construction of landing centers
e. Riverine Fisheries Conservation

xi. Integrated development of reservoirs
a. Need based activities from a broader perspective to make self-
resilient unit
xii. Establishment of feed mills.
xiii. Installation of cages/pens in reservoirs and other open water
bodies.
xiv. Re-circulatory Aquaculture System (Low cost)
xv. Stocking of fingerlings in Beels/Wetlands
xvi. Creation of portal for advisory services to farmers on mobile
and internet
xvii. Training and skill development of fish farmers and other
stakeholders

Development of Marine Fisheries,
Infrastructure and Post-Harvest Operations
This component focuses on continuing harnessing of near shore
fisheries resources on a sustainable & environmental friendly
manner and up-gradation of technology to harness the untapped
deep sea and oceanic fishery resources. It also includes capacity
building and training in marine fishing and allied activities and
encouragement of mariculture in open seas and creation of essential
fisheries infrastructure facilities.

The activities covered under this component are:
i. Motorization of traditional craft.
ii. Safety of fishermen at sea.
iii. Assistance to traditional fishermen for artisanal boats and ice boxes.
iv. Rebate on High Speed Diesel (HSD) for fishers.
v. Establishment and operation of Vessel Monitoring Systems (VSM).
vi. Promotion of non-conventional methods for environment friendly
fishing practices.

vii. Promotion of mariculture in the form of sea cages, sea weed
cultivation, bi-valve cultivation and pearl culture.
viii. Management of marine Fisheries
ix. Establishment of fishing harbors and fish landing centers
x. Assistance for dredging of fishing harbors/fish landing centers.
xi. Development of post-harvest infrastructure; Ice plants, cold Storages
and ice plants cum cold storages.
xii. Renovation/modernization of ice plants, cold storages and ice plants
cum cold storages.

xiii. Development of retail fish markets and allied infrastructure.
xiv. Setting up of mobile/retail fish out lets.
xv. Assistance for fish transport infrastructure like
a. Refrigerated trucks /container of a minimum 10 MT capacity.
b. Insulated trucks of minimum 10 MT & 6 MT capacities.
c. Auto rickshaw, motor cycle & bicycle with ice box.
xvi. Innovative activities related to fisheries and the industry.

National Scheme on Welfare of
Fishermen
This component focuses some of the critical and essential welfare
activities for fishers. The activities covered in this component are;
i. Saving cum relief for the fishermen.
ii. Provision of Housing for the fishermen.
iii. Other basic amenities like drinking water facility.
iv. Construction of community hall with sanitation, water supply and
electrification facility.
v. Group accident Insurance for active fisherman.
vi. Grant in aid to the National Federation of Fishers Cooperatives Ltd.
(FISHCOPFED).

National Fisheries Development Board
(NFDB)
National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) was set up in
September, 2006, with its headquarters at Hyderabad to realize the
untapped potential of fisheries sector in inland and marine fish
capture, culture, processing & marketing of fish, and overall growth
of fisheries sector with the application of modern tools of research
& development including biotechnology for optimizing production
and productivity from fisheries.

Activities of NFDB
The activities of the Board are focused towards increasing the fish
production and productivity in the country, to enhance the exports
of fish and fishery products and to provide employment to more
than 3.5 million persons by extending assistance to various agencies
for implementation of activities. It also acts as a platform for public
private partnership for fisheries.

Important objectives of NFDB
Important objectives of NFDB include sustainable management and
conservation of aquatic resources, creation of employment opportunities,
to improve production, processing, storage, transport and marketing of
fish products, to apply modern tools of research and development
including biotechnology for optimizing production and productivity from
fisheries, to train manpower and to enhance contribution of fishery
towards food and nutritional security.

Integrated National Fisheries Action
Plan-2020
 The Department has prepared a detailed Integrated National
Fisheries Action Plan- 2016 (NFAP) for achieving 15.00 million
tonne over all fish production by 2019-20.
 It aims at enhancing fish production and productivity and to
achieve the concept of Blue Revolution.
 The approach was initiated considering the various fisheries
resources available in the Country like ponds & tanks, wetlands,
brackish water, cold water, lakes & reservoirs, rivers and canals
and the marine sector.

• All States and UTs have been asked to prepare State Action Plan for
5 years in line with NFAP for achieving Blue Revolution in their
States/UTs.
• The Blue Revolution aims at production and distribution of quality
seed and feed for aquaculture and also culture-based capture
fisheries; husbandry of farmed species and availability of quality
water are essential to optimize production and productivity from
inland fisheries and aquaculture in the country

The challenges to the sector can be categorized as following:
• Investment capital impediments in the sector.
• Low investment in the sector coupled with limited capabilities of
fishers and fish farmers.
• Inadequate supply of seed, feed and genetic resources.
• Slow development and adoption of new and improved farming
technologies.
• Land and water related problems
• Inadequate cold chain; market, trade and safety.
• Environmental integrity and a vicious circle of low productivity.

• Though inland fisheries sub-sector is posting a steady growth the
accessible resources are still untapped. Moreover, the present fish
productivity of freshwater aquaculture is far below the potential
leaving ample scope for vertical as well as horizontal
enhancement.
• In marine sector, sustainability and optimum utilisation of the
existing potential is important to ensure fishers’ welfare. The
small-scale fishery needs protection through empowering the
fishers with better crafts and gears. Deep sea fishing is another
area, to be explored to harvest the resources.

Strategies: To unlock prospects
The programs and strategies for fisheries and aquaculture
development in the country under the Blue Revolution has been
developed keeping view the objectives identified for the sector.
Greater emphasis will be on infrastructure with an equally strong
focus on management and conservation of the resources.

Integrated approach for inland fisheries
development
Integration of various production oriented activities such as:
(i) Production of quality fish seeds,
(ii) Cost effective feed,
(iii) Availability of technology,
(iv) Post harvest facilities and processing
(v) Marketing facilities in close vicinity where commercial
aquaculture is undertaken would enhance fish production.

Cluster approach by forming groups among entrepreneurs and
progressive fish farmers will be encouraged to adopt Good
Aquaculture Practice in hatcheries and farming.
(i) Pond aquaculture
(ii) Culture based fisheries in wetlands and reservoirs
(iii) Fish seed production
(iv) Promotion of feed based aquaculture
(v) Diversification of culture species
(vi) Additional infrastructure for SPF shrimp seed

Integrated approach for marine
fisheries development
(i) Capture Fishery:
The conversion and up-gradation of existing fishing vessels can
contribute in the reduction of fishing pressure on the coastal waters and
this improved efficiency will help in harvest of the under tapped
resources like tunas, bill fishes, pelagic sharks and oceanic squids etc.
(ii) Mariculture:
Open sea farming of fin fish and shell fish species such as cobia,
pompano, sea bass, groupers, snappers and lobsters in cages in different
locations offer promising prospects of sea farming, developing into a
major enterprise.

Likely achievements under the scheme ‘Blue
Revolution: Integrated Development and
Management of Fisheries’ during the period
2016-17 to 2019-20

1. Fish production during 2019-20 targeted at 15 Million Tonnes
2. More stress on Aquaculture
a. About one lakh fishers will be benefited by increase in
productivity and area expansion.
b. About 2 lakh fishers will be benefited under reservoir
fisheries.
c. About 2 thousand fishers will be benefited under wetland
development and cold water fisheries.

3. Under Saving-cum-Relief on an average about 4.5 lakh fishers will
be benefitted annually.
4. About 24549 fishermen houses will be constructed.
5. Under insurance on an average about 50 lakh fishers will be
covered annually.
6. About 9282 hectares area will be developed for aquaculture
benefitting about 18564 fish farmers.
7. About 10,000 traditional crafts will be motorized benefitting
about 50,000 fishers.

8. About 5000 safety kits/equipment to be supplied benefiting
about 40000 fishers.
9. About 29 ice plant and other postharvest infrastructure projects
to be assisted benefiting about 435 fishers.
10. About 10 fishing harbours/landing centres will be supported
benefiting about 10000 fishers.

Fisheries for development

Fisheries and aquaculture contributions
To development in the areas of employment, with over 41 million
people worldwide, the vast majority of whom live in developing
countries, working in fish production
Food security and nutrition, with fish constituting an important
source of nutrients for the poor and often being the cheapest form
of animal protein
Trade, with a third of fishery commodity production in developing
countries destined for export

Conclusion
 The fisheries sector provides the basis for the livelihoods and
nutrition of millions of people
 Constitutes a significant source of foreign exchange for many
developing economies.
 Despite its considerable contributions to development, however, it
is often not seen as a priority sector by policy makers or donor
agencies, and activities such as aquaculture are frequently seen as
relatively low-priority for the allocation of scarce resources such
as water.

 This lack of attention to the sector is particularly problematic
given that capture fisheries are currently being fished at capacity,
and that further increases in production will have to come from
expansion of aquaculture.
 There is, therefore, an important role for developing country
governments to play, both in managing capture fisheries to
prevent further stock depletion, and in regulating the development
of aquaculture to ensure that it is both environmentally
sustainable and pro-poor.
 Under such conditions, fisheries and aquaculture can realise their
potential as an important and growing source of economic
development in rural areas.

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