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SAI International School
Subject- Biology, Class- IX
Chapter- Improvement in Food Resources
Subtopic-Animal Husbandry-II
(Fish Production, Bee keeping)
Module- 19
Lesson Notes

FISH PRODUCTION
 Fish is a cheap source of high protein. It is highly nutritious and easily digestible.

Fish liver oil is rich in vitamins A and D.

 Fish production is of two types:
(i) Finned Fish Production / True Fish Production: It includes production and

management of cartilaginous and bony fishes such as pomphret, tuna, cod, catla,
prawns, rohu, etc.

(ii) Unfinned Fish Production: It includes production of shellfish such as prawns,

mollusks.
Depending on the mode of obtaining fishes, fishing is of two types:

(i) Capture Fishery: In this type, naturally living fish is caught from water, both
marine and inland.

(ii) Culture Fishery: In this type,fish farming is carried out through cultivating,
rearing, and harvesting. Culture fishery is also called fish farming or

pisciculture and aquaculture.

(A) Marine Fish
 The practice of rearing & culturing marine fish, i.e., fish found in seas and oceans

is called marine fishing or mariculture.

 Some of the marine fish varieties are as follows:

Pomphret Bombay Duck
Mackerel Eel

Tuna Salmon

Sardines Hilsa