The following points highlight the seventeen main types of fresh water edible fishes found in India. The types are: 1. Labeo Rohita 2. Labeo gonius 3. Catla Catla 4. Cirrhinus mrigala 5. Wallago attu 6. Mystus seenghala 7. Heteropneustes fossilis 8. Clarias Batrachus 9. Channa punctatus 10. Channa Striatus 11. Channa marulius 12. Channa gachua 13. Anabas testudineus 14. Notopterus chitala [...]
In this article we will discuss about Fishery:- 1. Meaning of Fishery 2. Research Institutes of Fishery 3. Why Culture Fishes 4. Types 5. Exclusive Economic Zone. Meaning of Fishery: The term 'fishery' ordinarily means culture and propagation of edible and marketable fishes. This definition, however, should be restricted to pisciculture. Fishery is a vast domain. In a broader sense [...]
The methods that are adopted in polyculture can be broadly divided into three phases: 1. Pre-Stocking Management 2. Stocking Management 3. Post-Stocking Management. 1. Pre-Stocking Management: In pre-stocking management the pond or water body is prepared before the introduction of fry or fingerlings by the following way: (A) Renovation of the Pond: Generally due to rain and flood the edges [...]