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Blue revolution means the enhanced fish production mainly due to the aquaculture fish practices. The concept of rapid increase in the production of fish and marine product through package programme is called as blue revolution. It was launched during the 7th Five Year Plan that went on between 1985 and 1990 for the Fisheries and Aquaculture production in India. It not only ensures nutritional security among the population but also significantly contributes to the agricultural exports and provides gainful employment and livelihood support to more than 14 million people engaged in different fisheries activities. 'Blue Revolution: Concepts'

In order to utilize the large unexploited potential in fisheries and aquaculture in the country, and in pursuance of the decision of the Government of India. The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) was set up as a Registered Society at Hyderabad, under the administrative control of the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, on 10th July 2006, for enhance fish production and productivity and to strengthen infrastructure facilities for overall development of fisheries sector. Presently aquaculture production in India of about 65% but the capture fisheries production only 35% hence, the capture fisheries having the huge scope for proper utilization of available resources under the blue policy of government of India.

1. BLUEREVOLUTION:Concepts
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Bluerevolutionmeanstheenhancedfishproductionmainlyduetotheaquaculturefishpractices.The
conceptofrapidincreaseintheproductionoffishandmarineproductthroughpackageprogrammeis
calledasbluerevolution.Itwaslaunchedduringthe7
th
FiveYearPlanthatwentonbetween1985and
1990fortheFisheriesandAquacultureproductioninIndia.Itnotonlyensuresnutritionalsecurityamong
thepopulationbutalsosignificantlycontributestotheagriculturalexportsandprovidesgainful
employmentandlivelihoodsupporttomorethan14millionpeopleengagedindifferentfisheries
activities.'BlueRevolution:Concepts'
Inordertoutilizethelargeunexploitedpotentialinfisheriesandaquacultureinthecountry,andin
pursuanceofthedecisionoftheGovernmentofIndia.TheNationalFisheriesDevelopmentBoard
(NFDB)wassetupasaRegisteredSocietyatHyderabad,undertheadministrativecontrolofthe
DepartmentofAnimalHusbandry,DairyingandFisheries,MinistryofAgriculture,Governmentof
India,on10
th
July2006,forenhancefishproductionandproductivityandtostrengtheninfrastructure
facilitiesforoveralldevelopmentoffisheriessector.PresentlyaquacultureproductioninIndiaofabout
65%butthecapturefisheriesproductiononly35%hence,thecapturefisherieshavingthehugescopefor
properutilizationofavailableresourcesunderthebluepolicyofgovernmentofIndia.
BlueRevolutionVision

2. Creatinganenablingenvironmentforintegrateddevelopmentofthefullpotentialoffisheriesofthe
country,alongwithsubstantiallyimprovementintheincomestatusoffishersandfishfarmerskeepingin
viewthesustainability,bio-securityandenvironmentalconcerns.'BlueRevolution:Concepts'
Objectives:
·Toobtainthefullpotentialofthecountrybothintheinlandandthemarinesectorandtriplethe
productionby2020.
·Totransformthefisheriessectorintoamodernindustrywithspecialfocusonnewtechnologies
andtechniques.
·Todoubletheincomeofthefishersandfishfarmerswithspecialfocusonproductivityand
bettermarketingthroughpostharvestinfrastructureincludinge-commerceandothertechnologies
andbestinternationalinnovations.
·Toensuretheinclusiveparticipationofthefishersandfishfarmersthroughinstitutional
mechanismsinthecooperatives,producercompanies,andotherstructures.
·Toenhancethefoodandnutritionalsecurityofthecountry'BlueRevolution:Concepts'
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