Boom in Aquaculture

• Aquaculture = controlled cultivation of fish, shrimp, molluscs and aquatic plants; India's fisheries sector is a "sunrise sector" under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (MoFAH&D), Department of Fisheries.
• India is the 3rd-largest fish producer, 2nd-largest aquaculture producer (after China) and largest shrimp producer/exporter globally — contributes ~8% of world fish output.
• Decadal financial push of ₹39,272 crore through Centrally Sponsored / Central Sector schemes for fish production, shrimp farming, post-harvest infra and traceability.