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Perspectives in marine biotechnology research and development in India In: Winter School on Vistas in Marine Biotechnology 5th to 26th October 2010

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Title Perspectives in marine biotechnology research and development in India In: Winter School on Vistas in Marine Biotechnology 5th to 26th October 2010
 
Creator Vijayan, K K
Srinivasa Raghavan, V
Vijayagopal, P
Sanil, N K
Chakraborty, Kajal
Thomas, P C
 
Subject Fish Biotechnology
 
Description In simple terms ‘Marine Biotechnology’ can be described as the sustainable commercial
exploitation of marine life for the benefit of mankind. Marine biotechnology has continued to develop
in recent years as a field of application of modern science and engineering of critical importance to
the understanding, protection and exploitation of the potential resources of the sea, for the progress
of fundamental science and benefit of humanity. Oceans comprise the biggest part of the biosphere
and hold the most ancient and diverse forms of life. It is recognized that the sea’s resources remain
largely unexplored and marine organisms represent a vast untapped resource with potential benefits
in many different areas of life, including mariculture, fisheries, industry, research tools and
environmental applications. The combined expertise of many fields from molecular biology to chemical
and physical oceanography contribute to the development of the knowledge platform upon which
marine biotechnology applications render goods and services for public benefit.
With its vast human capital, long coast line and tropical seas, marine biotechnology in India has
the great potential to emerge as the major cutting edge technology next to the information technology.
Post green revolution era showed glaring inadequacies in the agricultural sector alone to produce
the food for the ever-increasing Indian population. Hence, we have to look to alternatives such as
mariculture (growing/farming animals and plants in marine environment) for meeting increasing
demand for protein source. When the global mariculture production touched about 20 million tons
with a value of $ 26.2 million and marine bioprospecting is estimated at somewhere between US $
30-100 billion, the marine biological wealth of India remains largely untapped even today. The effort
of farming of marine organisms for food and exploitation of sea for other commercial use is only in
the nascent stage in India, initiated by institutions like Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
(CMFRI).
 
Publisher ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2010
 
Type Teaching Resource
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16687/1/Vistas%20in%20Marine%20Biotechnology_2010_Chp%201.pdf
Vijayan, K K and Srinivasa Raghavan, V and Vijayagopal, P and Sanil, N K and Chakraborty, Kajal and Thomas, P C (2010) Perspectives in marine biotechnology research and development in India In: Winter School on Vistas in Marine Biotechnology 5th to 26th October 2010. [Teaching Resource]