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India's Fish Production
August 6 , 2025
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- India is the second largest fish producing country after China.
- India has around 8% share in global fish production.
- India’s Inland fish production constitutes about 75% of the total fish production.
- Inland sector is by and large fully in the domain of State Governments.
- Marine sector is a shared responsibility between the Central and Coastal State Governments.
- Fisheries constitute about 1.12 percent of the total national Gross Value Added (GVA)
- And it has 7.26 percent of agricultural GVA.
- India’s marine fish catch dips two per cent in 2024 to 3.47 million tonnes.
- It was given by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Kochi.
- Gujarat landed the most fish for the year at 754,000 tonnes.
- It is followed by Tamil Nadu with 679,000 tonnes and Kerala with 610,000 tonnes.
- Indian mackerel topped the catch list at 263,000 tonnes, followed by oil sardine at 241,000 tonnes.
- While the west coast region suffered an overall decrease in landings, the east coast showed an increasing trend, with exceptions in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.
- Maharashtra has registered the highest growth of 47 per cent compared to the previous year.
- West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Odisha also saw notable increases of 35 per cent, 20 per cent and 18 per cent respectively.
- Cyclonic storms such as Dana, Fengal, Remal, and Asna significantly impacted fishing activities.
- Increased heatwave days in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala further disrupted fishing operations.
- Andhra Pradesh is the largest marine fish-producing state in India.
- Gujarat is the second-largest marine fish-producing state in the country.
- Andhra Pradesh is also the largest inland fish producing state in India.
- It is followed by West Bengal.
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