Summary Statistics (2024)
Annual Fish Production (Mt)
| Marine Sector |
308,430 |
| Inland and Aquaculture Sector |
102,330 |
| Total Fish Production (Mt) |
410,760 |
Fishing Fleet (Operating Boats) (Numbers)
|
Multi-day Boats (Offshore Vessels) (IMUL) |
4,869 |
|
Inboard Single Day Boats (IDAY) |
880 |
|
Outboard Motor FRP Boats (OFRP) |
24,823 |
|
Motorized Traditional Boats (MTRB) |
2,709 |
|
Non-motorized Traditional Boats (NTRB) |
15,037 |
|
Non-motorized Traditional Beach-seine Boats (NBSB) |
953 |
|
Total Number of Marine Fishing Fleet |
49,271 |
|
Total Number of Inland Fishing Fleet |
9,647 |
Infrastructure Facilities (Marine sector) (Numbers)
|
Major Fishery Harbours |
25 |
|
Functioning Major Fishery Harbours |
23 |
|
Anchorages |
19 |
|
Minor Fish Landing Centres |
1,083 |
|
Active Ice Plants |
109 |
|
Ice Production Capacity |
4,223 |
|
Boat Manufacturing Yards (Registered) |
71 |
| Fishing Gear Factories | 19 |
Exports & Imports
|
Annual Export Earnings (Rs. Mn) |
86,241 |
|
Annual Export Earnings (US$ Million) |
285 |
|
Annual Export Volume (Mt) |
22,556 |
|
Annual Import Expenditure (Rs. Mn) |
36,672 |
|
Annual Import Expenditure (US$ Million) |
122 |
|
Annual Import Volume (Mt) |
58,351 |
|
Balance of Fish Trade (Rs. Mn) |
49,569 |
| Balance of Fish Trade (US$ Million); | 164 |
Canned Fish
|
Domestically produced volume (Mt) |
12,305 |
|
Domestically produced volume (Millions of cans) |
31.1 |
| No of local canned fish manufacturing companies (Numbers) |
16 |
Social Information (Numbers)
Fisheries Inspector Divisions (Marine)
149
Marine Fishing Households
188,940
Inland Fishing Households
83,960
Marine Fishers (Men & women)
225,480
Inland Fishers (Men & women)
94,990
Marine Fishing Household Population
807,550
Inland Fishing Household Population