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Agri-Biz & Commodities - Aquaculture
States - Kerala
Rare catch

K.K. Mustafah

A FISHERMAN shows off a pearl spot, a species on the verge of extinction, which he caught in the backwaters of Kochi. Ever-growing demand for fish have levelled wild fish catches, paving way for farmed fish to fill the gap between demand and supply. An estimated 45.5 million tonnes of farmed fish bred in freshwater and marine capture fisheries, worth $63 billion, are consumed every year globally, according to reports by FAO.

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