CMFRI Annual Report 2022 केंद्रीय समुद्री मात्स्यिकी अनुसंधान संस्थान वार्षिक प्रतिवेदन 2022

In 2022, the total marine fish landings along the coast of India’s mainland were approximately 3.49 million tonnes, indicating a 14.53% increase compared to 2021. The year saw a significant rise of 28.02% in fish landings compared to the pandemic-affected year of 2020. However, despite these improvements, the 2022 estimate was 2.0% lower than the pre-COVID year of 2019. Among the coastal states, Tamil Nadu secured the highest position with 7.22 lakh tonnes of fish landings, followed by Karnataka with 6.95 lakh tonnes and Kerala with 6.87 lakh tonnes. Gujarat, which had previously held the top rankings, dropped to fourth place with 5.03 lakh tonnes. These four states, namely Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and Gujarat accounted for 20.69%, 19.90%, 19.68%, and 14.40% of the national total, respectively. Except for Odisha and Gujarat, all states witnessed an increase in fish landings compared to 2021