Marine Water Aquaculture
Sardines
Sardines are one of the two most important commercial fishes in India.They are known to inhabit mostly the near-shore waters up to 25-30 m depth zone. Nine species of Lesser Sardines occurring in Indian waters.
Anchovies
Anchovies are small fish having greenish-blue reflections due to a silver-coloured longitudinal stripe that runs from the head to base of caudal (tail) fin. They are found in scattered areas throughout the world's oceans, but are concentrated in temperate waters, and are rare or absent in very cold or very warm seas.
Mackerels
Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of fish of the family Scombridae. They are found in both temperate and tropical seas, mostly living along the coast or offshore in the oceanic environment. Mackerels found in Indian waters are the Indian Mackerel (Rastrelligerkanagurta).
Seerfish
Another group of commercially important fishes, belonging to the family Scombridae, are the Seerfishes represented in Indian coastal waters by Narrow-barred Spanish Mackerel Scomberomoruscommerson and Indo-Pacific King Mackerel Scomberomorusguttatus. Seerfish, Scomberomoruscommerson.
Tunas
Tunas (family Scombridae) are among the largest, most specialized and commercially important of all fishes. They are found in temperate and tropical oceans around the world and account for a major proportion of the world fishery production. Tunas are unique among fishes because they possess body temperature several degrees higher than the ambient waters and have high metabolic rate that enables them to exhibit extraordinary growth rate.
Bombay-duck
Bombay-duck Harpodonnehereus, found in the mid-water column, distributed in the IndoWest Pacific, is a white, soft and delicate fish, predatory in habit; it contributes to a major fishery along the Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts and occurs sporadically along the east coast. It is captured using a characteristic bag-net known as ‘dol’ that is operated against tidal currents. It is a popular food-fish along the north-west coast of India; it is marketed fresh, dried or salted.
Cobia
Rachycentroncanadum, is found throughout the water column and occurs in warmtemperate to tropical waters of the West and East Atlantic, throughout the Caribbean and in similar zones in the Indo-West Pacific region of India, Australia and Japan. The fish is a carnivore and congregates at reefs, ship wrecks, harbour-buoys and other submerged structures in search of food. Juveniles may enter estuaries and mangroves in search of prey. It is dark brown in colour, young ones have alternate black and white horizontal stripes, it grows up to 2 m length and 50 kg weight. It is one of the fast-growing and high-value marine fish that is being farmed in Sea Cages, in India.