Fishery, aquaculture, fishing: India
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2014
The Times of India, May 03 2015
Fish catch across India drops by 5%
Fish lovers across India should brace themselves for some unappetizing news -India's marine catch has dropped by 5% in 2014 compared to 2013, resulting in higher retail prices, reports Sudha Nambudiri. As per estimates by Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, marine landings in India dropped to 3.59 million tonnes against 3.78 MT in 2013. However, the value of marine landings in 2014 based on prices at landing centres touched Rs 31,754 crore, up 8.1% over 2013.
Scientists said changes in ocean conditions and increase in marine pollution could be among the causes for the recent drop in fish landings.