Bhubaneswar, June 12 -- Odisha is poised to emerge as the marine fish production and shrimp export hub of eastern India with the launch of the Odisha Deep Sea Fishing Mission and Odisha Shrimp Mission, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik said on Thursday.
Inaugurating a State-Level Stakeholders' Consultation Workshop on the two flagship missions, organised by the Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department, Mallik said the state government is committed to ensuring their successful implementation and transforming Odisha into a major centre of the blue economy.
He said the Odisha Deep Sea Fishing Mission aims to tap the vast fishery resources available in the deep and distant waters of the Bay of...