Fishery pond at Losami in Phek district. (Morung Photo)
Our Correspondent
Kohima | December 30
Although the fisheries sector is significantly contributing to employment generation, income augmentation, food and nutritional security of the state, the potential of the sector is yet to be fully realised.
This was stated in the Nagaland Economic Survey 2022-23, conducted by Directorate of Economic & Statistics, Government of Nagaland.
The survey stated that the potential of fisheries in the state is about 30, 000 hectares in the form lakes, ponds and other terrestrial water bodies.
Of the said potential, the area utlized upto 2020-21 is only 3524 hectares.
It is therefore imperative to increase the utilization rate of the existing fisheries potential in the state, the survey observed.
