TheAqua University of Andhra Pradeshis set to become a reality as the has decided to allot nearly 200 acres of government land for the university’s extension and research activities near Narsapuram in the West Godavari district.
GSDP said that the Fisheries sectors contribution to the AP Gross State Domestic Production is 6.04% and it provides 14.5 lakh EMPLOYMENT opportunities directly and directly.
In 2019-20, Andhra Pradesh State emerged top in the country in L.Vennamei production, which was above 5.1 lakh Metric Tonnes. The total extent under the L.Vennamei is above 63,000 hectares in the State.
The crab cultivation spreads in above 1100 hectares and production was 977 MTs in 2019-20, according to the annual report-2010-20 of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA).Asian seabass is one of the leading products from the State, where its production was above 1000 MTs by 2020.