PMMSY and Fisheries Infrastructure Development Fund support cold water fisheries; model guidelines issued
Department of Fisheries issues model guidelines for cold water fisheries; PMMSY and FIDF support mountain aquaculture
- The Department of Fisheries has issued model guidelines for cold water fisheries to improve planning for infrastructure and market support in mountain regions.
- PMMSY is being used to address gaps in fish production, productivity, quality, technology, post-harvest infrastructure, value-chain modernisation, traceability and fisheries management.
- FIDF is the dedicated financing window for closing infrastructure gaps in fisheries and aquaculture.
What happened
The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has issued Model Guidelines for the Development of Cold Water Fisheries to help States develop coldwater fisheries and linked infrastructure. The guidelines are meant to support production, value addition and marketing of commercially important species such as Rainbow Trout, Golden Mahseer and Snow Trout.
The Ministry said the guidelines cover raceways, Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems (RAS), hatcheries, feed mills, disease prevention and market linkages. The Department also notified four clusters for cold water fisheries development in Anant Nag district in Jammu and Kashmir, Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand, Kargil district in Ladakh and Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.
UPSC can ask about the design of fisheries schemes, the role of aquaculture infrastructure in value-chain development, and the special challenges of cold water fisheries in Himalayan and hilly terrain. The issue also supports a Mains answer on how targeted infrastructure, technology, and market linkage can improve livelihood security in remote regions.
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