GSJ: Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2020, Online: ISSN 2320-9186 www.globalscientificjournal.com A REVIEW- APPLICATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN FISHERIES Dian Yuni Pratiwi 1 , Yuniar Mulyani 1 1 Lecturer of Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, UniversitasPadjadjaran; Indonesia. E-mail: dianyunipratiwi@yahoo.com ABSTRACT The number of global human population is increasing from year to year. This fact is a challenge for every country to meet the food needs of its population. One potential food source is fish that contains high protein. Fish is one of the most widely consumed foods in the world. Fish production has grown at an impressive rate over the past decades. In 2018, total world fish production reaches 178.8 million metric tons. For these reasons, development in fisheries needs to be done to meet the needs of the global community. However, fish aquacultureand capture fisheries still have problems such as disease, expensive feed prices, the amount of production that does not meet and various other problems. Therefore we need a technique or innovation to overcome problems in fisheries. Biotechnology can be a promising tool for overcoming problems in fisheries. This review aims to explain the various application of biotechnology in fisheries such as transgenic, bioremediation, fish health, chromosome manipulation, and sex control. Keyword :Biotechnology, Fisheries, Transgenic, Bioremediation, Fish Health, Chromosome manipulation, Sex Control Introduction GSJ: Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2020 ISSN 2320-9186 2573 GSJ© 2020 www.globalscientificjournal.com