Important Information of Fisheries

• Father of limnology - Swiss scientist F.A. Forel
• Father of Vaccination - Edward Jenner
• Father of Fish vaccination - David C.B.Duff
• Father of pearl and Chank Fisheries of  india - James Hornell
• Hiralal chaudhuri (1957) - introduced blue revolution in india
• Highest fish production in india - West Bengal
• State famous for the fishing industry - Kerala
• Andhra Pradesh is the leading producer of marine Fisheries
• Fish is banned in india - Thai magur
• Fastest fish in the world - Sailfish
• Fish has only one bone - Sea bass 
• Platinum Arowana is costly fish
• National Aquatic Animal of india - River dolphin ( Platanista gangetica)
• Smallest fish in the world - Paedocypris Progenetica
• Largest fish in the world - Whale sharks
• Largest fish in india - Arapaima gigas
• National fish of republic of India - indian Mackerel ( Rastrelliger kanagurta)
• 940 species of freshwater fishes found in india