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6. Commercial Fishing & Aquaculture


Over exploitation of target fish stock due to increased demand (e.g., all the Indian estuaries)


Reclaiming the fringed areas for intensive aquaculture in pens ,


obstructing the migratory routes of fish and prawn recruitment (e.g., Chilika, Pulicat)


Polluting the environment through feeding of stocked fish and prawn in pens (Chilika)


Destruction of biodiversity through prawn seed collection and operation of small-meshed nets (e.g., Hooghly, Chilika, Pulicat)