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The Directorate of Fisheries of the Government of Goa, located in the western part of India, will allow the farming of fish species such as sea bass and cobia in offshore cages, according to Indian media reports.
This project will take place in the small town of Anjuna and is part of Goa's Mariculture Policy, which aims to promote sustainable aquaculture and increase fish production.
Up to five applicants will each receive two circular cages, with a height of 8 to 10 meters and a diameter of 20 meters, designed to withstand wave conditions more than five kilometers from the coast.
The details of this initiative will be overseen by representatives from the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), and other industry bodies.
According to The Times of India, there are 49 aquaculture farms in Goa, and the total area designated for brackish water cultivation amounts to 18,500 hectares, of which 160.71 hectares are used for aquaculture.
The Directorate of Fisheries provides infrastructural facilities, handles the registration of fishing vessels, fishing canoes/crafts, fishing nets, etc.
Additionally, it implements various development and welfare programs for the well-being of fishermen and the fishing industry in Goa.
The Directorate has a fisheries extension unit, consisting of Fisheries Officers and Fisheries Surveyors, a fishermen's Training Centre, an Estuarine Fish Farm, and a Freshwater Fish Seed Farm.
