Date:02/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/12/02/stories/2008120251671900.htm

Back Vast work area

– K.K. Mustafah

A traditional fisherman at work at Parambikulam dam reservoir in Palakkad district. The country has a rich fish genetic resource. With the marine jurisdictional area alone spanning 2.02 million sq km and the rivers, estuaries and reservoirs making up another 4 million hectares, total fish production stands at 6.5 million tonnes.