Fishery scientists have stressed the need for strengthening entrepreneurship initiatives in aquaculture sector to improve the health of blue economy in the country. They also said that small scale entrepreneurs, especially women self-help groups, can play an important role in boosting the domestic aquaculture production.<br/><br/>Fishery scientist P Jayasankar, Director of Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA), Bhubaneshwar, said women aquapreneurs can play a key role in developing the fish farming sector in the country by setting up small scale entrepreneurial initiatives in ornamental fish culture and fish seed rearing.<br/><br/>Besides, they can also go for the culture of live feed for fish larvae, crab fattening, crab seed rearing, shell craft industry and pearl culture, he said at a conference on 'Blue Economy' organised by Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) in Kochi today.