Inland Fish Production of West Bengal Are Declining – Its Problems and Protection

Chirantani Mondal¹

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.7 , Issue.7 , pp.36-40, Jul-2021

Online published on Jul 31, 2021

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Abstract :
Inland fishes are major source of nutrition and a part of aquatic ecosystem. It has also a contribution to source of income of a region. West Bengal occupies a significant position in inland fish production in India due to having varieties of water bodies like – ponds, lakes, tanks, canals etc. But its growth rate and its share of percentage to the country are declining in last few years. Because inland fishes of West Bengal are suffering several problems like- overfishing, decreasing areas of water bodies, pollution, lack of infrastructure etc. To overcome these problems several initiatives i.e. renovation of ponds& lakes , production of fish seeds, distribution of fingerlings, development of fish markets etc. have been taken by National Fisheries Development Board and State Government . There is immense scope for growing fish processing industry in West Bengal. So, for the improvement of this sunrise sector of economy proper plans and actions are needed.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Inland fish species, Fish Production, Aquaculture, Growth Rate, Waterbodies

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