Inland Fisheries

4.2.11.2 Management of small reservoirs

The small reservoirs are generally managed as culture- based capture fisheries, akin to extensive aquaculture; where the main accent is on stocking, fattening and harvesting. The key management parameters of culture based fishery are species selection, stocking and environmental enhancement.

Statewise fish yield from reservoirs of India (in kg per ha)

States	Small	Medium	Large	Average
Tamil nadu	48.50	13.74	12.66	22.63
Uttar Pradesh	14.60	7.17	1.07	4.68
Andhra Pradesh	188.00	22.00	16.80	36.48
Maharashtra	21.09	11.83	9.28	10.21
Rajasthan	46.43	24.47	5.30	24.89
Kerala	53.50	4.80	-	23.37
Bihar	3.91	1.90	0.11	0.05
Madhya Pradesh	47.26	12.02	1.53	13.68
Himachal Pradesh	-	-	35.55	35.55
Orissa	25.85	12.76	7.62	9.72
Average	49.50	12.30	11.43	20.13