India, July 22 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Indian coastline of 11,099 km with favourable conditions has immense potential for seaweed cultivation. The Research Institutions have identified 384 sites covering 24,707 hectares across the coastline of India, as suitable for seaweed cultivation. The subject matter of seaweed cultivation and its related activities has been allocated to the Department of Fisheries, Government of India (DoF, GoI) under the Allocation of Business Rules (AoBR). The DoF, GoI is implementing a flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and seaweed cultivation is one of the priority activity identified under the PMMSY to support employment generation and additional so...