Growth Fishing in India

fishing boats on palk strait in tamil nadu



fish boats of tamil nadu

it rose 800,000 tons in fy 1950 4.1 million tons in 1990s. 1990 through 2010, indian fish industry growth has accelerated, reaching total marine , freshwater fish production 8 million metric tons. special efforts have been made promote extensive , intensive inland fish farming, modernize coastal fisheries, , encourage deep-sea fishing through joint ventures. these efforts led more fourfold increase in coastal fish production 520,000 tons in fy 1950 3.35 million tons in fy 2013. increase in inland fish production more dramatic, increasing eightfold 218,000 tons in fy 1950 6.10 million tons in fy 2013. value of fish , processed fish exports increased less 1 percent of total value of exports in fy 1960 3.6 percent in fy 1993.

between 1990 , 2007, fish production in india has grown @ higher rate food grains, milk, eggs, , other food items.. second largest fish producing country in world, india, touched fisheries production mark of 10 million ton per annum in 2015. indian inland waters (rivers, reservoirs, wetlands, lakes , ponds) contribute 62–65% of total fisheries production. india presently targeting achieve 13 million ton fish production mark year 2020 achieve second blue revolution .