National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692 Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
In India, fish and shellfish production in 2017-18 from capture fisheries and aquaculture being around 12.6 million tons of which the state Assam contributed approximately 2.6 % to the total production of India. There has been a tremendous increase in fish production, from 1.58 lakh tons in 2000-01 to 3.27 lakh tons in 2017-18. The state has shown a 2.06 times increase in fish production from 2000 to 2018 but couldn't satisfy the consumer demand for fish and imported 11,357 tons of fish from other states. A 3.05 times increase in fish seed production from 2000 to 2014 has been noticed. The state has abundant fisheries resources in terms of ponds and tanks, derelict water body, reservoir, forest fisheries, river fisheries which occupy 73065, 86204, 1713, 4835, 167095 hectors of total area respectively. The optimal utilization of these available water resources and the adoption of scientific techniques can increase fish production tremendously. Assisting farmers and spreading awareness can further boost fish production.
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