Marine Fish Landings in India - 2017

India stands at seventh position with regard to marine fish production \nin the world. The sector supports nearly 3.79 million fisher population, \nmeets nutritional requirements of a significant portion of its population, \ngives export earnings to the tune of 30,000 crore rupees and provide \nemployment to about one million fishers. Very high diversity of the marine \nfish resources in the Indian waters is a blessing to absorb the fishing \npressure being exerted. The coast line of main land is composed of 9 \nmaritime states and two union territories. Sustained marine fish production \nfrom the sea can be ensured only if harvest is made judicially through \nmanagement and control. The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute \n(CMFRI) is mandated to monitor the marine fishery resources by estimating \nthe quantity of marine fish harvested and derive management measures \nto keep the harvest at sustainable level for each of the commercially \nimportant marine fishery resources. The resource wise estimates of \nlandings of marine fish are made through a scientific data collection system \ndeveloped by CMFRI and being used every year.