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  • over 7,500-km-long coastline spread across nine coastal states, four union territories (UTs) - including two islands UTs 
  • 12 major, and 200 minor ports 
  • supports 95% of the country's business estimated 4% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
  • third the largest fish producing and second-largest aquaculture fish producing country in the world 
  • the fisheries sector alone provides livelihood to about 16 million fisherfolk and fish farmers at the primary level and almost twice that number along the value chain.


Source: terii.org
Image: pixabay.com

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