The culture fishery may defined as the places of confined freshwater areas from where the fishes are not only captured but also rearing and breeding of fishes have been done in these places. These culture fishery is being done in ponds, the scientific basis of rearing, breeding and also the …
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Capture fishery : Marine and Inland Fisheries “Capture fishery refers to all kinds of harvesting of naturally occurring living resources in both marine and freshwater environments.” Capture fisheries is intended for catching fishes, prawns, lobsters, crabs, molluscs etc. India is endowed with vast and varied aquatic resources (Marine and Inland) amenable …
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FISHING TECHNOLOGY Fish constitutes the most important part of the diet of many people. Fishing has been carried out since ages and human beings have developed various gadgets and technologies for catching all varieties of fish from all regions and masses of water, at all depths as well as in …
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FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE Fishes are rich in protein, vitamins and mineral salts and are also known as valuable protective food. Fish forms an important item of the diet in many areas of the world. The development of fisheries is therefore, one of the most promising industry. India has a coastline …
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Importance of Global Fisheries Marine sources provide about 20% of the animal protein eaten by humans. Another 5% is provided indirectly via livestock fed with fish. 60% of fish consumption is by the developing world. In Asia, about 1 billion people rely on fish as their …
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Fish Diseases Caused by Parasites and Pathogens: 1. Bacterial Diseases: Two bacterial diseases are very important. (i) Abdominal dropsy of Carps is caused by Aeromonas punctuata. (ii) Furunculoris of Salmons and trout’s is caused by Aeromonas salminicida. 2. Viral Diseases: Economically most important is the viral haemorrhage septicaemia (VHS) of …
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