The aquatic ecosystems are generally utilized for irrigation, domestic purposes, manufacturing, hydroelectric power generation, sewage and industrial discharge, tourism, fishing, ground water recharge, nutrient recycling, etc. These multiple uses led to their overexploitation. With enormous...

The Northeastern region of India has vast and varied fisheries resources in the form of rivers, flood-plain wetlands (beels/pats), lakes, reservoirs, ponds and mini-barrages as well as low-lying paddy fields. A congenial environment for fisheries developments prevails in the region by way of...

The state of Assam is endowed with copious aquatic wealth in the form of beels, swamps, ponds, tanks and rivers. With the total area of nearly 3.74 lakh ha, the total fisheries resources of Assam is highest in the country. Fisheries and aquaculture sector in India is one of the unorganized...