Unlocking the Potential of Aquaculture: Boosting Food Security and Nutrition for Thriving Future

As per our Geological time scale ‘Devonian period’ is also known as the Era of Fishes. All modern fishes emerge from this period (Agnatha, Chondrichthyes, and Osteichthyes) and still alive. Fishes have commercially importance; they are cold blooded and two chambered hearts. They are found in both the Freshwater & Marine water; they are range from Jawless to Jawed fishes. They are classified into Edible, Non- Edible and Ornamental fishes. Fishes plays a major role into Food supplement for the people belonging to the coastal areas and other areas too. Fishes are the power house of many essential nutrients namely, Omega-3 fatty acid, Vitamin A, B, D, minerals like Calcium, Iodine, Phosphorus & Selenium. Consumption of fishes can reduce the cardiovascular disease, brain related issues, and maintain eye health because they contain EPA and DHA. All these nutrients together make the fishes valuable part of healthy diet for us. There are about 28,900 species of fishes present, in which the 13,000 species are from the freshwater and 16,000 species are from the marine environment