A seaweed park will be set up in Tamil Nadu once the state government allots the necessary land, said Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying L. Murugan on Saturday.
Speaking to reporters in Tiruchendur in the Thoothukudi district, Murugan said that a seaweed park would be set up in Tamil Nadu for the first time in the country to improve the livelihood of fishers.
According to Murugan, the Tamil Nadu government has been requested to set aside space for a Special Economic Zone for seaweed farming. The work will commence after the state government selects the site.
He also said a project would be implemented under the Prime Minister’s Matsya Sampada Yojana to increase fish stocks in Rameswaram and Mandapam areas.
Murugan said about Rs 20,000 crore is to be invested in the state for fisheries projects such as cold storage, fish processing plants, and deep-sea aquaculture.