Fisheries cluster zone

• Fisheries Cluster Zone = geographically contiguous production/processing zones notified by the Department of Fisheries (DoF), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying under PMMSY to leverage economies of scale via backward–forward linkages.
• As of 19 March 2026, 34 clusters have been notified across India covering species/ecologies such as pearl, seaweed, ornamental, reservoir, tuna, cold-water, brackish-water, saline aquaculture, sea cage, wetland and organic fisheries.
• Relevant for UPSC GS-III (Agriculture & allied — Blue Economy, fisheries sector reforms, PMMSY).