 is

combination of aquatic and

marine organisms with
technology to get new sources
of energy, develop new drugs,
extract new active ingredients
or to increase seafood
production and its safety.
 It explores varieties of marine eco-systems
which are still unknown to us. It’s
applications can deliver us with
sustainable food and energy resources
.Blue biotechnology can play a huge role
in degrading environmental pollution and
increase human health condition.
 Aquaculture, also known as aqua
farming, is the farming of aquatic
organisms such as
fish, crustaceans mollusks and
aquatic plants. Aquaculture
involves cultivating freshwater
and saltwater populations under
controlled conditions.
 Microalgae
( phytoplankton, microphytes) have
many commercial and industrial uses.
According to their specific uses, they
are being cultivated on a large scale at
present. Eg: Agar agar.2. Transgenic
salmon fish is being cultivated
worldwide. It has more growth
hormone thus it grows faster. (also
known as AquAdvantage.)
 Specific
aquatic organisms
provide us with nutritious
food. Blue biotechnology
improves the quality of
those foods and helps in
producing them industrially.
 Marine Biotechnology Products, a
wholly owned subsidiary of IBL,
operates the only fishmeal and oil
plant in Mauritius, in a factory which
was commissioned in July 2008.
 Fish oil is recommended for a healthy
diet because it contains the omega-3
fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic
acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic
acid (DHA), precursors to
 :Develop resources of
renewable energy products
and processes using marine
algae, offshore wind, marine
biomass, wave, tide, ocean
current, osmotic gradient,
thermal gradient.
 Seaweeds (Marine algae) can be
turned into effective biofuels
and it produces very less CO2
when burned unlike fossil fuel.2.
Marine and wave technologies
use the energy in the ocean to
produce electricity.
Hydroelectric power is a well
 Develop drugs, treatments
and health and personal
care products for human.
Some plankton and snails
are rich sources of
antitumor and anticancer
molecules.
 1.Azidothymidine obtained from Cryptotethya sponge is a
very effective retroviral medicine for AIDS.
 2. Brown algae are the source of Fucodian drug that can
be used to treat Leukemia type 1.
 3. Discodermolide is undergoing trials which was found
in Caribbean sea sponge can become a promising cancer
medication in future.
 4. Facial elixir consisting of all natural products,
primarily phytoplankton extracts can give juvenile
youthful skin.
 Enzymes : A new type of alkaline
protease has been derived from
marine
 Psychrobacte and is being
comercially produced. Chitinase
and chitosanase helps in removing
toxin from body.
 Agarases is used in Biotechnology.
 Biopolymers:. In recent years,
marine-derived biomolecules have
become important in medicine and
 GloFish:It is
a patented and trademarked bra
nd of genetically modified (GM)
fluorescent fish. It is available in
different fluorescent colors such
as "Electric Green", "Sunburst
Orange", "Moonrise Pink",
"Starfire Red", "Cosmic Blue",
 Zebra fish: GM zebrafish is
modified to detect aquatic
pollution. Several transgenic
methods have been used to
introduce target DNA into
zebrafish for environmental
monitoring
 Blue biotechnology works to preserve aquatic
diversity which is very important for natural
stability.
 It provides us with high nutritious natural
food supplements.
 Seaweeds have potential to become useful
and environment friendly fuel.
 Microalgae and specific varieties of sponge
has substances that can be used to prevent
cancer, tumor , leukemia and AIDS. 50% of
fish consumed by people worldwide are result
of aquaCulture.
Zebra fish to indicate
pollution.Medicine for cancer
and AIDS.Disease resisting fish
and oysters.Fuel producing
seaweeds.Aquatic enzymes.
 Most people are concerned about the
safety of GM foods.
 AquAdvantage fishes have high level
growth hormone which concerns
people.
 Researches are very
expensive.Transgenic genes can get
mixed with natural ones unnoticed.
 Threat for natural aquatic organisms.