2.1.2.2 Open water fishery resources of India

2.1.2.2 Open water fishery resources of India

Resources

Resource potential

Mode of management

Rivers (km)

29000

Capture fisheries

Mangroves (ha)

356000

Subsistence

Estuaries(ha)

300000

Capture fisheries

Estuarine wetlands / bheries (ha)

39600

Aquaculture

Backwaters/lagoons (ha)

190500

Capture fisheries

Large & Medium reservoirs (ha)

1667809

Enhancement (stock and species)

Small reservoirs (ha)

1485557

Capture based fisheries

Flood plain wetlands (ha)

202213

Capture based fisheries

Upland lakes (ha)

720000

Not known

Source: Sugunan and Sinha, 2001

The above table shows that large and medium reservoirs constitute the most important resource base for inlandfisheries, followed by small reservoirs, upland lakes, flood plain wetlands,mangroves, estuaries and backwaters/lagoons, in that order.

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