Gandhinagar, Dec. 5 -- To fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'Samudra Se Samriddhi', Gujarat continues to play a leading role in advancing India's Blue Economy through the rapid growth of its fisheries sector. As per a press release, Gujarat has India's longest coastline of 2,340.62 kilometres. Gujarat has emerged as a key contributor to the nation's marine prosperity, with the Saurashtra and Kutch region accounting for nearly 80 per cent of Gujarat's total fish production and standing at the forefront of this progress.

India is currently the world's second-largest fish producer, contributing nearly 8 per cent to global production. The fisheries sector comprises inland and marine fishing, aquaculture, seafood processing, mar...