Working Group Report on - Haryana Kisan Ayog

one lakh tonnes with expected annual growth rate of about 10%. The increasewould come primarily from bringing one fourth of suitable salt affected areas andthe all the identified water logged areas under aquaculture. Technology being new,the productivity expectation from these resources is kept at the minimal 2500 kg/ha.In addition, it is assumed that the productivity gain from existing pond resourceswould be marginal as they are already fully exploited.However, if new candidate species with high growth rate like Pangasianodonhypophthalmus finds greater consumer and grower acceptance in the immediatefuture, the productivity gain will be significant as visualised during XII Plan.Similarly, greater technological success of shrimp culture (either tiger or white legshrimp) in salt affected areas would witness a quantum jump in both areas underculture as well as unit area productivity as visualised during XII Plan. Hence, undersuch a scenario the expected fish production (3,50,730 tonnes) by the end of XIIPlan (2017-22)would be nearly two and a half times that of XII plan target.It must be evident that in both Plan periods nil production is expected from thenatural capture based fisheries resources (lake and rivers) as they shall beearmarked exclusively for biodiversity conservation purposes and be out of boundsfor commercial exploitation. Also, it is assumed that requisite input support in theform of quality seed, feed, credit / financial support, technological backstopping,policy support and budgetary support as outlined below would be forthcoming tomake the targets feasible.The major approach for each of the approach during the next ten years is brieflyoutlined below while the individual issues and options in the form of action pointsare discussed in the next Chapter.3.2. Enhanced and Conservation Oriented Fisheries in Lakes, Riversand CanalsRestoration of biodiversity and fisheries enhancement shall be the twin strategy forthe natural water bodies (lakes and rivers) in the State for the next 10 years. All thelakes and rivers shall be declared as fish sanctuaries and commercial fishingprohibited through regulation. Ranching of endemic fish species would help in( 31 )