Andhra Pradesh Minister for fisheries and East Godavari district incharge Mopidevi Venkataramana has said that eight major fishing harbours and four fish landing centers would be constructed across the state at a cost of Rs 3,000 Crore. He told media persons at Collectorate here on Friday that Andhra Pradesh was in first place in aqua products and its share was 50 percent in countries of total aqua products market. He claimed that Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy was keen on developing aqua culture and as such, during the present Corona lockdown period much needed market facilities was provided to aqua products by taking up the matter with Odisha, West Bengal and other state governments. In order to provide better marketing and storage facilities, he said, a series of cold storages were being set up all over the coastal areas. Pointing out that there is a dearth of technical personnel for aqua field, the Minister said that a marine university would be started in the state soon. He also said that Andhra Pradesh state Aquaculture Development Authority Act 2020 draft was ready and would be finalized soon after consulting the stakeholders and intellectuals. Earlier the Minister has laid the foundation stone for the Fisheries administrative offices building complex at Yetimoga and inspected the boat building yard under revival there. He also inaugurated the modern fish market constructed at a cost of Rs.78.68 lakh in Peddapuram town. Fisheries Commissioner K Kannababu, Collector Muralidhara Reddy were among those who attended along with MLAs and MPs of the district.