Write a note on the categories of fisheries in India?
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Fishing in India is a major industry in its coastal states, employing over 14 million people. In 2016–17, the country exported 11,34,948 metric tonnes of seafood worth US$5.78 billion (₹37,870.90 crore), frozen shrimp being the top item of export.[1] According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, fish production has increased more than tenfold since 1947 and doubled between 1990 and 2010.[2]
India has 7,500 kilometres (4,700 mi) of marine coastline, 3,827 fishing villages and 1,914 traditional fish landing centers. India's fresh water resources consist of 195,210 kilometres (121,300 mi) of rivers and canals, 2.9 million hectares of minor and major reservoirs, 2.4 million hectares of ponds and lakes, and about 0.8 million hectares of flood plain wetlands and water bodies.[3] As of 2010, the marine and freshwater resources offered a combined sustainable catch fishing potential of over 4 million metric tonnes of fish. In addition, India's water and natural resources offer a tenfold growth potential in aquaculture (farm fishing) from 2010 harvest levels of 3.9 million metric tonnes of fish, if India were to adopt fishing knowledge, regulatory reforms and sustainability policies.
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(i) Fisheries in India are a very important economic activity and a flourishing sector with varied resources and potentials.
(ii) In India, fishing is categorized in two types:
Marine or sea fishing:
It includes coastal, off-shore and deep sea fisheries mainly on the continental shelves.
kerala leads in the marine fish production in India
Inland or fresh water fisheries :
Rivers, lakes, canals, reservoirs, ponds, tanks etc. are the sources of fresh water and provide fresh water fisheries. About 50 percent of the country's total fish production comes from the inland fisheries and Andhra pradesh is the leading producer in India.