Pakistan, Sept. 23 -- Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has outlined a plan to establish a 100-acre Mariculture Investment and Development Estate (MIDE) at the Korangi Fisheries Harbour Authority (KoFHA).

Addressing a briefing session on the proposed project, the minister said the estate would integrate mariculture and aquaculture operations with hatcheries, research and innovation, processing, value addition, cold-chain facilities and commercial services under a single development framework, read a statement on Tuesday.

Mariculture ecosystem operations are the management and functioning of marine farming systems within coastal and ocean environments. They involve cultivating marine organisms such as f...