The Handbook on Fisheries Statistics - 2018 has been published by the Department of Fisheries of Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India.
The last (12th edition of) Handbook was published in 2014.
India is currently world’s second largest producers of fish.
It is also world number two in aquaculture production as well as in inland capture fisheries.
Andhra Pradesh has recorded the highest production of inland fish (34.50 lakh tones)
Gujarat is the leading state in Marine fish (7.01 Lakh tonnes) in the country.