Ncert Exercises & Solutions

6. Discuss the role of fishery in enhancement of food production.

Fishery is an industry which deals with catching, processing, and marketing

of fishes and other aquatic animals that have a high economic value. Some

commercially important aquatic animals are prawns crabs, oysters, lobsters,

and octopus. Fisheries play an important role in the Indian economy. This

is because a large part of the Indian population is dependent on fishes as a

source of food, which is both cheap and high in animal protein. A Fishery

is an employment generating industry especially for people staying in the

coastal areas. Both fresh water fishes (such as Catla, Rohu, etc) and marine

fishes (such as tuna, mackerel pomfret, etc.) are of high economic value.