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Top Harvested Aquatic Species in 2022
June 12 , 2024
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- Catla (Labeo catla) was one of the top 10 species of aquatic animals harvested by humans in 2022.
- With over 4 million tonnes harvested in 2022, catla is eighth on the list of ‘Top ten species items.
- The species is “endemic to the riverine system in northern India, Indus plain and adjoining hills of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar.
- Catla as well as two other important Indian carps – Rohu (Labeo rohita), and Mrigal (Cirrhinus mrigala) – are the three of the most farmed fish in India’s inland fisheries.
- Whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei), with 6.8 million tonnes, was the top aquatic animal species produced in 2022.
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