A resident of𓂃 Candolim has started the first open sea cage farm in Goa under the state government's maricu🅺lture policy.
Sheldon Fernandes has sanctioned the licence to undertake open sea cage culture at Candolim in North Go♐a district, said ꧅a senior official of the fisheries department on Tuesday.
He was also a beneficiary under a centrally-sponsored scheme of the Department of Fisheries, Government of India, and State Fisheri🌳es Department, the official added.
Sea cage farmin🐻g involves growing fish in the sea while enclo🌠sed in a net.
“Hatchery-produced seeds of Asian Seabass (Chonak) and Silver Pompano are being cultured in five cag🌠es,” the official said.ജ
Goa was the first state to𝄹 notify a mariculture policy to augment fish p꧟roduction through fish culture in cages, he said.
