The present fisheries status of Assam: A review

In India, fish and shellfish production in 2017-18 from capture fisheries and aquaculture being around 12.6 million tons of which the state Assam contributed approximately 2.6 % to the total production of India. There has been a tremendous increase in fish production, from 1.58 lakh tons in 2000-01 to 3.27 lakh tons in 2017-18.