● Fishery is a crucial industry involving catching, processing, and marketing of fishes and other aquatic animals that have a high economic value.
● Few commercially important aquatic animals are prawns, crabs, oysters, lobsters, and octopus.
● An important role is played by the fishery in the Indian economy. This is because it is an important and easily available source of animal protein, it is easily digestible and highly nutritious thus a large section of the Indian population is dependent on it.
● Through fishery, employment is generated, especially for the people staying in the coastal areas. Marine fishes (such as tuna, mackerel pomfret, etc.) Freshwater fishes (such as Catla, Rohu, etc) and both are of high economic value.