• You are here: Home
  • Travel
  • Asia
  • A Major Source Of Livelihood For The Country’s Poorest, Small Fish Inhabit Rivers, Floodplains, Ponds In India
A major source of livelihood for the country’s poorest, small fish inhabit rivers, floodplains, ponds in india

  • Preview image in your
    Facebook Timeline Account

  • Preview

  • Price: 1$
  • Size Facebook: 1702 x 630 px
  • Size Twitter: 1500 x 500 px
  • Size LinkedIn: 1128 x 191 px

More Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Cover Photos

More

Cover photo info

  • Photo title: A major source of livelihood for the country’s poorest, small fish inhabit rivers, floodplains, ponds in india
  • Author: Ss06456
  • Cover photo description:
  • A major source of livelihood for the country’s poorest, small fish inhabit rivers, floodplains, ponds, tanks, lakes, beels, streams, lowland areas, wetlands and paddy fields. But their number is declining. “Its species are vanishing from open water ecosystems like ponds and rural marshy areas, putting livelihoods of many fishers at stake,” says Bijay Kumar Behera, senior scientist with the Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute. Of the 765 freshwater fish species in the country, 450 are indigenous small fish, defined as fish that grow up to 25-30 cm in length. According to the recent livestock census, 10 million people are engaged in inland fisheries. A major chunk of them depend on small fish. About 23 per cent of small, indigenous fish species are of economic value as ornamental fish. According to a study by the National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources NBFGR, of the 104 small fish species studied, 62 are important for food security. Traditional fishers in the floodplains of the Ganga and Brahmaputra river basins earn 30 per cent of their daily income from small fish. Besides, small fishes are the richest source of nutrition and are inexpensive. One kilogram of small fish provides minerals and vitamins equivalent to those in 40 kilograms of big fish.
  • Image ID:188323782
  • Views:0
  • Downloads:0

Keywords for Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn timeline photos

according basins beels behera besides bijay brahmaputra bureau census chunk declining defined depend earn economic ecosystems engaged equivalent fields fisheries fishers floodplains food freshwater ganga genetic important income indigenous inexpensive inhabit kilogram kilograms lakes length livelihood livelihoods livestock lowland marshy million minerals national number nutrition ornamental paddy people ponds poorest provides recent research resources richest scientist security senior source species stake streams studied tanks traditional vanishing vitamins water wetlands

Similar images from Dreamstime

A boy holding colorful autumn leaves of the sugar maple, acer saccharum - major source of sap for making syrup Colorful autumn leaves of the sugar maple, acer saccharum close up - major source of sap for making syrup A person holding colorful autumn leaves of the sugar maple, acer saccharum - major source of sap for making syrup A woman holding colorful autumn leaves of the sugar maple, acer saccharum - major source of sap for making syrup Colorful autumn leaves of the sugar maple, acer saccharum close up - major source of sap for making syrup Air pollution from industrial plant. The burning of fossil fuels is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions especially for
Reservoir Bin el Ouidane Dam, a major source of irrigation and energy, located south of Beni Mellal, Morocco, Africa. Air pollution toxic smoke fumes from power plant chimneys. Industrial Emission is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions Key lime fruits on plant. Its scientific name is citrus aurantifolia which is major source of vitamin C. A large pile of trawler fishing nets, ropes and debris dredged up from the Port of Los Angeles. Fishing nets are a major source A large pile of trawler fishing nets, ropes and debris dredged up from the Port of Los Angeles. Fishing nets are a major source
 
  • You are here: Home
  • Travel
  • Asia
  • A Major Source Of Livelihood For The Country’s Poorest, Small Fish Inhabit Rivers, Floodplains, Ponds In India
x