28 MARCH 2017 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG Improving the Enabling Environment Infrastructure and Support Services Development of seed production technology, using suitable strains of preferred native species, will facilitate adoption of cage culture. A cluster approach needs to be taken to develop seed and feed production infrastructure, creating facilities/hubs for brood banks, market links, processing and value addition for easy access and profitability. Small-scale fish feed mills using regionally available ingredients and operated by farmers in a co-operative mode can be encouraged near production sites. Creation of a portal for fish seed hatcheries indicating the availability of quality fish seed will be of great use to entrepreneurs. Development of processing and marketing facilities will provide employment opportunities and reduce post-harvest losses. Strengthening the value chain system through market links and creation of fish price portals will ensure better prices to producers. Spatial decision support system using GIS and remote sensing will be a very handy tool in reservoir and wetland fisheries management. Governance and Policy Support Implementing a suitable policy framework for governance and institutional arrangements to manage open-access, multi-stakeholder aquatic resources is vital. Suitable guidelines, laws and policies and an Inter-Ministerial Committee to resolve governance related issues should be in place for reconciliation of conflicts among various stakeholders of multi-use water bodies. Encouraging participatory and site-specific PPP mode of management will give an impetus to fisheries development and improve the likelihood for a more equitable distribution of benefits. Setting up of exclusive reservoir fisheries development board/authority can focus on the developmental and administrative needs to support management activities. Conclusion The huge untapped potential of inland open water bodies can contribute substantially to nutritional security and improving the livelihoods of the rural poor in India. Scientific adoption of culture-based fisheries, stock enhancement and enclosure culture in an ecosystem-based integrated watershed management regime will play a key role in achieving the promise of the Blue Revolution. The success of cage farming in Jharkhand and Chattisgarh has demonstrated the potential of cage culture technology in the country. Pen culture can enhance fish production from floodplain wetlands as evident from experiences in Assam, Bihar and West Bengal states. Standardization of seed production technology, suitable fish strains, and development of high-quality feeds will facilitate adoption and expansion of cage culture across the country. A cluster approach needs to be undertaken in developing infrastructure and support services. Ensuring a suitable policy framework for governance and institutional arrangement is vital in realizing the productive potential of open-access, multi-stakeholder, inland openwater resources. Notes M.A. Hassan, P. Mishal, Gunjan Karnatak and A.P. Sharma, ICAR- CIFRI, Barrackpore, Kokata-700120, India References FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). 2014. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2014. Rome, Italy. Sugunan, V.V., A.P. Sharma and B.C. Jha. 2013. Recent advances in culture based fisheries in India. Pillai Aquaculture Foundation. FIGURE 6. Carp seed rearing in pens installed in beel. The huge untapped potential of inland open water bodies can contribute substantially to nutritional security and improving the livelihoods of the rural poor in India. Scientific adoption of culture-based fisheries, stock enhancement and enclosure culture in an ecosystem-based integrated watershed management regime will play a key role in achieving the promise of the Blue Revolution. The success of cage farming in Jharkhand and Chattisgarh has demonstrated the potential of cage culture technology in the country. Pen culture can enhance fish production from floodplain wetlands as evident from experiences in Assam, Bihar and West Bengal states.
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