{"id":14838,"date":"2024-06-14T16:08:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T16:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=14838"},"modified":"2024-06-14T16:08:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T16:08:04","slug":"maharashtra-netted-38-more-fish-last-year-the-first-increase-in-5-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/maharashtra-netted-38-more-fish-last-year-the-first-increase-in-5-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Maharashtra netted 38% more fish last year, the first increase in 5 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fish catch inMaharashtrarose for the first time since 2017, increasing by around 38% from 1.23 lakh tonnes in 2021 to 1.7 lakh tonnes in 2022, according to Central Marine  Research Institute (CMFRI) data.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the increase, the state&#8217;s catch was half of the 3.8 lakh tonne landings seen in 2017. Raigad led in the state, contributing 28% of all catch, followed by Mumbai city with 26% and Ratnagiri with 23%. While the catch of all the species rose, except for Indian mackerel which fell slightly, the landings of Indian oil sardine saw the biggest jump -going from 44 tonnes <div class=\"telegram-channel-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pscnotes2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"telegram-channel-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"telegram-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\">\r\n                    <path fill=\"white\" d=\"M248,8C111,8,0,119,0,256s111,248,248,248s248-111,248-248S385,8,248,8z M362,177L320,367c-3,14-10,18-20,14l-56-41l-27,26 c-3,3-5,5-10,5l4-63L323,196c5-5-1-7-8-3l-98,62l-42-13c-9-3-10-9,2-14l162-63C351,160,365,164,362,177z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Join Our Telegram Channel\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> in 2021 to 23,000 tonnes in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Oil sardine&#8217;s catch rises 188% in country, shrimp doubles in Maharashtra<br \/> The state&#8217;s fish catch increased by 38% to 1.7 lakh tonnes in 2022 with the Indian oil sardine seeing the biggest jump, data from the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) shows.<\/p>\n<p>This increase was likely due to <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/population\">Population<\/a> dynamics -more eggs might have hatched around the same time -as well as conducive environmental conditions, <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\">\r\n                    <path d=\"M549.7 124.1c-6.3-23.7-24.8-42.3-48.3-48.6C458.8 64 288 64 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Subscribe on YouTube\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> said CMFRI&#8217;s Ramkumar. CMFRI scientists had forecast the bump in sardine catch, as the fishery tends to fluctuate with the La Nina\/<a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/el-nino\">El Nino<\/a> cycles (2022 was a La Nina year).<\/p>\n<p>Maharashtra also saw big increases in penaeid prawns or shrimp, which doubled from almost 9,000 tonnes to about 18,000 tonnes, as well as ribbon fish, whose catch increased from 4,600 to over 10,000 tonnes.<\/p>\n<p>Fish catch in the state fell dramatically in 2018 and 2019 due to bad weather that kept boats ashore on many days-including a surprising amount of cyclonic activity in the Arabian Sea-as well as overfishing.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, 2019 saw the state get its lowest fish catch since 1974-though that number then fell further in the pandemic-affected years of 2020 and 2021.<br \/> Maharashtra contributed 5% of the all India catch of 3.5 million tonnes. The bulk of the catch (around 72%) was by mechanised purse seine boats, followed by multi-day trawl nets and mechanised dol nets.<\/p>\n<p>Only Odisha and Gujarat saw a decline in catch last year. West Bengal saw the biggest increase in catch of around 38.4%-just a little higher increase than Maharashtra-while <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/puducherry\">Puducherry<\/a> saw a 30% increase in catch and <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/tamil\">Tamil<\/a> Nadu 28%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fish catch inMaharashtrarose for the first time since 2017, increasing by around 38% from 1.23 lakh tonnes in 2021 to 1.7 lakh tonnes in 2022, according to Central Marine Research Institute (CMFRI) data. Despite the increase, the state&#8217;s catch was half of the 3.8 lakh tonne landings seen in 2017. 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