Inland Fisheries

Inland Capture Fisheries Production

India has an estimated overall fish production potential of about 9 million tonnes, with 5 million tonnes expected from inland fisheries. As against the said potential the country is producing around 6.53 million tonnes (2005-06) with a contribution of about 43 % each from marine and 57 % from inland fisheries. Based on the total production, India occupies third position in the world contributing a little over 4 % of the world’s total production. In the case of inland fish production, India ranks second in the world. The current per capita availability of fish per annum works out to about 9 kg for the fish eating population of the country which is less than their minimum requirement of 11 kg recommended by the World Health Organization. The structure of fish production in the country has undergone significant changes over the years.