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Indian fisheries and aquaculture is an important sector of food production, providing nutritional security to the food basket, contributing to the agricultural exports and engaging about 14 million people in different activities. With diverse resources ranging from deep seas to lakes in the mountains and more than 10% of the global biodiversity in terms of fish and shellfish species since independence, the country has shown continuous and sustained increments in fish production.

Indian fisheries and aquaculture are key food-producing sectors that provide nutritional security to the food basket, contribute to agricultural exports, and employ approximately 14 million people in various activities.

With 10.5 lakh tonnes in volume and 33,442 crores in value, fish and fish products have risen to become India’s largest group of agricultural exports. This accounts for approximately 10% of the country’s total exports and roughly 20% of agricultural exports. Fish and shellfish items from more than 50 different species are shipped to 75 countries across the world.