Seafood Exporters’ Association has called for expanding aquaculture in the State using the Pradhan Manthri Matsya Sampadha Yojana funds to promote cage culture in coastal areas and to start hatcheries for supply of quality seeds.
Alex K. Ninan, Kerala region president of the Association, said fish and shrimp farmers could be brought under the crop insurance scheme for farmers. He added that fishers should be financed to upgrade their boats, and they should also be provided subsidy for diesel.
The development and modernisation of fishing harbours and the setting up of common effluent treatment plants for the shrimp peeling industry is among demands raised by the Association.
