The total production of fish during 2013-14(Provisional) stood at 9.58 million metric tonnes, with a contribution of 6.14 million metric tonnes from inland sector and 3.44 million metric tonnes from marine sector. The average growth in fish production during 2013-14 stood at 5.9%, which has been mainly due to 7.3% growth in inland aquaculture and the remaining 3.7% growth from marine sectors.
The exports of fish and fish products grew at 983,756 tonnes (worth Rs 30,213.26 crore), compared to 678,436 tonnes (Rs 10,048.53 crore) in 2009-10. The increase is mainly because of L. Vannamei, an exotic shrimp variety, introduced in 2009, which accounted for nearly Rs 20,000 crore of the total export in 2013-14.
India is currently the second largest producer of fish. It is also world number two in aquaculture production as well as in inland capture fisheries.