1.1. Freshwater fish seed resources

Unit 1 - Fish seed resources
 

1. Freshwater and marine fish seed resources and natural breeding

1.1 Freshwater fish seed resources

  • Rivers were the major source of freshwater fish seed in India during 1950’s and 1960’s.
  • Over the years, the riverine contribution has declined and at present forms only a supplementary source, constituting less than 5% of the country’s total fish seed production.
  • The Ganga, the Brahmaputra and the Indus river systems in the North and the Peninsular East coast and the West coast river systems in the South are the important natural sources of fish seed.
 

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