Continuing the dominance, AP has once again emerged as leader in fish production in the country. AP is producing 42 lakh metric tonnes of fish annually.
This is nearly 30 per cent of country’s total production of 141 lakh metric tonnes. No other state is closely behind AP as West Bengal stood a distant second with an output of around 17 lakh MT.
With a view to firm up its grip over the marine sector, the state government has launched works on nine fishing harbours. The new harbours are expected to increase the fish output by another three to five lakh metric tonnes annually.