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Status of Fish Production in Nepal: A review

Fish production is one of the fastest developing agriculture sub-sectors in Nepal. Ethnic and indigenous
communities were involved in the fisheries. Today it’s taken as a profitable enterprise. Secondary information
sources about fish and fish products were gathered from online and print sources (articles, journals, official
reports) and were reviewed. The trend of fish production in Nepal is increasing. Mrigal carp (Cirrhinus
cirrhosus) with a production of 29.2 percent is the fish with the highest production in Nepal. Nepal imports
fish and fish products mainly from the India, China and Bangladesh. But the export of fish and the fish
productfrom Nepal is negligible. An increasing number of people are getting involved in fish farming in the
ponds and lakes and that is resulting in the increase in the production of fish and fish products. Thus, the
country is moving towards self-sustainability in fish production.

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