Fisheries

1. What is Fisheries?

The process of capturing, harvesting, and cultivating economically valuable fish species either in their natural habitat or in man-made habitat is called fisheries.

2. What are the Different Types of Fisheries?

Different types of fisheries are; Capture fisheries, culture fisheries, inland fisheries, freshwater fisheries, marine water fisheries, and Pisciculture.

3. What are Some Uses of Fisheries?

Some most common uses of fisheries are; for food production, for scientific studies, for pearl production, for fish oil production, for fish skin production, for fish manure production, etc.

4. What is the Role of Fisheries in India?

India has the second-largest aquaculture and third-largest fish production in the world. So, a huge number of the population especially the communities living on the coastlines are hugely dependent on fishing for their livelihood.

5. What are Some Demerits of Fisheries?

Some demerits of fisheries are;

1. Overfishing: Too much fishing causes loss of fish population and species.
2. Resource depletion: Fishing activities cause water pollution, loss of aquatic habitats, etc.

Fisheries are an important source of many products that are very beneficial for commercial purposes. A fishery is a form of aquaculture that deals with the harvesting and rearing of fish. Fisheries are a very fast-growing sector in India. Fisheries are the source of a huge range of nutritional value, commerce, food options, income, etc. On average, around 500 million people are directly dependent on fisheries for their livelihood which is estimated to be around 250 billion U.S. dollars in global GDP.