What are inland fishery resources?
The inland fishery resources of the country comprise of the rivers and canals, reservoirs, tanks and ponds, estuaries, brackish water lakes, backwaters, floodplain lakes (oxbow lakes) etc. The large network of inland water masses provides great potential for economic capture fishery.
What are inland sources?
The inland resources are in the form of rivers and canals, floodplain lakes, ponds and tanks, reservoirs and brackish water resources offer great opportunities for livelihood development. The public and private investments were minimal for developing it as an instrument of growth in preceding years.
Which is largest inland fishery resource of India?
Ponds are among the most important inland fisheries resources of India, in terms of both surface area and the volume of fish produced.
Which state is leading producer of inland fish in India?
Andhra Pradesh has recorded the highest production of inland fish (34.50 lakh tones) where as Gujarat is the leading state in Marine fish (7.01 Lakh tonnes) in the country.
Which state has highest inland fisheries?
Uttar Pradesh was awarded as best performing state in inland fisheries sector while Odisha got the award of the best Marine state on the occasion of ‘World Fisheries Day’ observed on Saturday by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India.
Which state has largest producer of fish?
Tamil Nadu grabbed the first position with 7.75 lakh tonnes of landings overtaking Gujarat, which has been leading the table for years. Fish landings in Gujarat declined from 7.80 lakh tonnes in 2018 to 7.49 lakh tonnes in 2019.
Which state consumes most fish in India?
Tripura and Lakshadweep have been identified as maximum fish consuming states in India. These are followed by other states like Goa, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Andaman Nicobar and Dadra & Nagar Haveli. In Arunachal Pradesh, rural consumption (2.18kg per person) is more than urban consumption (1.119 kg per person).
Which country eats most fish?
China has by far the largest seafood consumption footprint (65 million tonnes), followed by the European Union (13 million tonnes), Japan (7.4 million tonnes), Indonesia (7.3 tonnes) and the United States (7.1 million tonnes).
Which country eats most meat?
The world consumed 129.5 billion pounds of beef in 2016. Uruguay consumed the most beef per capita in the world in 2016 followed by Argentina and Hong Kong. All three countries consumed more than 100 pounds of beef per capita. The United States consumed the 4th most beef per capita in the world in 2016.