Freshwater and Marine Fish Seed Resources and Natural Breeding

This topic covers the natural freshwater fish seed resources of India, focusing on the major river systems — the Ganga, Brahmaputra, Indus, East Coast and West Coast systems — and the fish fauna they support. It traces h…

• Rivers were the major source of freshwater fish seed in India during the 1950s and 1960s.
• At present, riverine contribution to India's total fish seed production is less than 5%.
• The Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Indus are the important northern river systems for natural fish seed.

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