MARINE FISHERIES

Animal Husbandry:

Marine Fisheries

By Eedha Gupta & Ranya Bhalla

​What are Marine Fisheries?

• The practice of rearing & culturing marine fish, i.e., fish found in seas and oceans is called marine fishing or mariculture.

• Some popular marine fish varieties: pomphret, mackerel, tuna, sardines & Bombay duck

• Marine fishes are caught by:
  (1) Traditional methods: These include fishing nets and gear operated fishing vessels.
  (2) Modern methods: These include use of ecosounders and satellite to locate fish shoals.

​SARDINE

​POMPHRET

BOMBAY DUCK

Some marine fish of high economic value are also farmed in seawater. This includes finned fishes like mullets, bhetki, and pearl spots, shellfish such as prawns , mussels and oysters as well as seaweed. Oysters are also cultivated for the pearls they make.

​SOME OTHER EXAMPLES

QUESTIONNAIRE

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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS/ARE NOT AN EXAMPLE OF MARINE FISHES?

• TUNA

• SARDINE

• CATLA

• CARP

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ANOTHER NAME FOR MARINE FISHING IS _______________

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OYESTERS ARE CULTIVATED FOR _____________

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What is a way of increasing yields of fish?

• By using satellites

• By using eco-sounders

• By using fishing boats

• By using fishing nets

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