Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY)(Continental Shelf Area)
Resources
Water area(in lakh ha.)
Total production potentiality(in lakh MT)
Present production level (2003-04) (in lakh MT)
Culture Fisheries (Tanks & Ponds)
1.18
2.59
1.33
Culture based capture fisheries (Reservoirs)
1.97
0.18
0.10
Capture fisheries (Lakes/ swamps/ bheels)
1.80
0.36
0.27
Rivers & canals
1.71
0.14
0.19
Total
6.66
3.27
1.65
Sl.
Water Area(Lakh ha)
Total Production Potentiality( Lakh MT)
1
Area suitable for brackishwater tanks
0.33
2
Back Waters
0.08
0.02
3
Lakes
0.79
4
Estuaries
2.98
0.24
TOTAL
4.18
0.67
