Inland Fisheries

1.3.1.4. East Asia

    i. Major countries:

       Japan and Korea.

   ii. Major fish species:

    Japanese eel, Hulleti, Lates calcarifer and Macrobrachium rosenbergii.

B. South-East Asia :

     i. Major countries:

        Indonesia, Phillippines, and Thailand.

    ii. Major fish species:

       Chanos chanos, Lates calcarifer, crabs and molluscs like Anadara granosa.

C. South Asia:

     i. Major countries:

        Srilanka, Pakisthan, India, Nepal.

    ii. Major fish species:

       Indian major carps, tilapia and crustaceans such as mud crab and giant freshwater prawn.

D. West Asia:

     i. Major countries:

        Israel, Saudi Arabia etc.

    ii. Major fish species:

        carps , mullets and tilapia

E. China

     It is the world’s largest inland fish producing country.

     i. Major fish species:

        Chinese carps, common carp, bighead carp, crussian carp, tilapia, crab, prawns etc.