Tripura undertakes survey to increase fish productionTo boost fish production in Tripura, the fisheries department has undertaken a statewide survey to identify non-functional water bodies which can be used for developing pisciculture, a minister said.

The northeastern state, where individual fish consumption stands at 19 kg on an Average every year, produces 8,284 MT of fish annually against its annual demand of 1,11,714 MT.

At present, the state has functional water bodies for fish production spread over 37,957 hectares. A target has been fixed to develop pisciculture in water bodies covering an area of 100 hectare.