A total of 53 participants have completed the Marine Hatchery Skills Development Programme over the past two years.
The training is conducted with support the World Bank-funded Transform Project, aimed at strengthening national capacity, encouraging innovation, and promoting sustainable growth within the fisheries and aquaculture sectors.
The Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources said a total of four basic mariculture training programmes have been held over the past two tears, with 53 participants completing the programme until now.
The programme, conducted by the Maldives Marine Research Institute (MMRI), is designed to build expertise in sustainable marine aquaculture. The programme covers different aspects of mariculture, including aquaculture systems as well as lessons on breeding four main species: groupers, sea cucumbers, Maldive anemone fish, and nacre.
The Ministry of Fisheries stated that the programme aims to develop the Maldives’ mariculture sector, create additional income and employment opportunities in the atolls, and diversify economic activities in the Maldives.