Abstract
Himachal Pradesh is one of the states amongst a few in the union of India which has been gifted by mother nature with rivers emanating from glaciers which traverse through hilly terrains and finally enrich the semi-plain area of the state with their oxygen-rich water. The commercially important fish species in Gobind Sagar and Pong dam reservoirs, Chamera and Ranjeet Sagar dam have become a tool for the upliftment of local population. About 6284 fishermen in the state depend directly on reservoir fisheries for their livelihood. During 2014–15 up to December 2014 cumulative fish production was 6479.22 MT valued at Rs 5474.03 lakh. One hundred new trout units are being added in private sector with an outlay of Rs 50.03 lakh. The reservoirs of Himachal Pradesh have the distinction of having highest per hectare fish production in Govind Sagar and highest sale price value of fish catch in Pong dam in the country. The production of two major reservoirs was 1108.096 MT valued at Rs 943.40 lakh up to December 2014. Up to December 2014, 8.61 tonne of table size trout was sold from the state farms earning revenue to the tune of Rs 81.95 lakh.
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