District-wise Details of Fishery Statistics, 2017-18(P):
| Particulars | Unit | North | Unakoti | Dhalai | Khowai | West | Sepahijala | Gomati | South | Total |
| Population as per Census-2011 | Lakhs | 4.16 | 2.77 | 3.78 | 3.27 | 9.18 | 4.84 | 4.37 | 4.34 | 36.71 |
| Present Population (as per growth) | Lakhs | 4.596 | 3.054 | 4.20 | 3.622 | 10.167 | 5.368 | 4.85 | 4.809 | 40.666 |
| Population of Fish eater (95%) | lakhs | 4.366 | 2.90 | 3.99 | 3.441 | 9.658 | 5.099 | 4.607 | 4.568 | 38.629 |
| a) Nutritional Demand @ 11Kg/ head/ year | M.T. | 4802.6 | 3190 | 4389 | 3785.1 | 10623.8 | 5609.5 | 5067.7 | 5024.8 | 42422.5 |
| b) Demand as per Consumption | M.T. | 8732 | 5800 | 7980 | 6882 | 19316 | 10199 | 9214 | 9136 | 77259 |
| Number of culture Fisheries | Nos. | 25190 | 16678 | 24429 | 23008 | 21758 | 28449 | 28499 | 31115 | 199126 |
| Area of Culture Fisheries | Ha. | 3221.49 | 2175.36 | 3887.58 | 2937.34 | 2511.75 | 3709.1 | 4790.42 | 3405.11 | 26638.15 |
| Area of Capture Fisheries | Ha. | 337.0 | 254.33 | 2651.18 | 635.32 | 260.02 | 737.30 | 2716.15 | 297.46 | 7888.76 |
| Total area | Ha. | 3324.11 | 2495.31 | 6604.38 | 3638.28 | 2837.43 | 4512.01 | 7572.19 | 3768.19 | 34751.90 |
| New water area created | ||||||||||
| a) Nos | Nos | 524 | 560 | 1039 | 658 | 616 | 1055 | 1038 | 976 | 6466 |
| b) Area | Hac. | 85.2 | 45.42 | 165.18 | 95.78 | 83.27 | 170.2 | 190.05 | 142.65 | 977.75 |
| Area utilized for | ||||||||||
| a) Fish Production | Hac. | 3169.34 | 2087.39 | 3838.14 | 2874.67 | 2463.41 | 3670.46 | 4692.27 | 3325.77 | 26121.45 |
| b) Fish seed production | Hac. | 29.49 | 30.39 | 50.62 | 49.33 | 31.81 | 40.19 | 108.87 | 30.00 | 370.70 |
| Total Area utilized for pisciculture | Hac | 3198.83 | 2117.78 | 3888.76 | 2924 | 2495.22 | 3710.65 | 4801.14 | 3355.77 | 26492.15 |
| Nos. of Farmers including Govt., SHGs, Fisheries Co.op, JFM etc. | Nos. | 25754 | 16893 | 24431 | 23276 | 23030 | 29418 | 28724 | 31730 | 212356 |
P: Provisional
Source: Economic Review of Tripura 2017-18
District-wise Production and Availability of Fish, 2017-18(P):
| Particulars | Unit | North | Unakoti | Dhalai | Khowai | West | Sepahijala | Gomati | South | Total |
| Fish Production from Culture Fisheries | M.T. | 8501.09 | 5812.27 | 10805.50 | 9276.17 | 7650.88 | 10705.27 | 13180.02 | 9563.04 | 75494.24 |
| Fish Production from Capture Fisheries | M.T. | 116.75 | 110.88 | 480.52 | 56.13 | 154.47 | 198.90 | 536.98 | 78.82 | 1733.45 |
| Total Fish Production | M.T. | 8617.84 | 5923.07 | 11286.02 | 9332.30 | 7805.35 | 10904.17 | 13717.0 | 9641.86 | 77227.69 |
| Imported of Fish | ||||||||||
| a) from Bangladesh | M.T. | 400.08 | 350.60 | 180.13 | 419.23 | 2096.07 | 537.02 | 312.17 | 401.31 | 4696.61 |
| b) Other States | M.T. | 61.07 | 85.77 | 35.86 | 148.97 | 7606.58 | 471.79 | 155.38 | 202.48 | 8767.90 |
| Total of Fish Imported | M.T. | 461.08 | 436.37 | 215.99 | 568.2 | 9702.65 | 1008.81 | 467.55 | 603.79 | 13464.51 |
| Total availability of Fish (Production + Import) | M.T. | 9080.58 | 6364.62 | 11512.04 | 9902.80 | 17510.39 | 11914.67 | 14186.48 | 10252.73 | 90724.51 |
| Production of Prawn | MT | 1.665 | 5.186 | 10.03 | 2.30 | 2.392 | 1.696 | 1.938 | 7.087 | 32.31 |
P: Provisional
Source: Economic Review of Tripura 2017-18
District-wise Per Capita Consumption of Fish, 2017-18(P):
| Particulars | Unit | North | Unakoti | Dhalai | Khowai | West | Sepahijala | Gomati | South | Total |
| Per capita Consumption of Local Fish | Kg | 19.74 | 20.44 | 28.31 | 27.13 | 8.08 | 21.39 | 29.78 | 21.12 | 20.00 |
| Per capita Consumption of Imported Fish | Kg | 1.06 | 1.50 | 0.54 | 1.65 | 10.05 | 1.97 | 1.01 | 1.32 | 3.48 |
| Per capita Consumption of Total Fish | Kg | 20.80 | 21.94 | 28.85 | 28.78 | 18.13 | 23.36 | 30.79 | 22.44 | 23.48 |
| Gap between production and consumption | Kg | (-) 1.05 | (-) 10.5 | (-) 0.54 | (-) 1.65 | (-) 10.05 | (-) 1.97 | (-) 1.01 | (-) 1.32 | (-) 3.48 |
P: Provisional
Source: Economic Review of Tripura 2017-18
District-wise Requirement and Production of Fish seed, 2017-18(P):
| Particulars | Unit | North | Unakoti | Dhalai | Khowai | West | Sepahijala | Gomati | South | Total |
| Requirement For Culture Fisheries @ 10,000/hac. | Lakhs | 328.711 | 224.10 | 395.32 | 300.296 | 257.741 | 377.471 | 485.604 | 347.073 | 2716.314 |
| Requirement For Capture Fisheries @ 500/hac. | Lakhs | 1.69 | 1.27 | 13.26 | 3.12 | 1.30 | 3.68 | 13.58 | 1.49 | 39.39 |
| Total Requirement of Fish seed | Lakhs | 330.401 | 225.37 | 408.58 | 303.416 | 259.041 | 381.151 | 499.184 | 348.563 | 2755.704 |
| Production of Fish Seed | Lakhs | 255.90 | 277.22 | 1317.06 | 378.15 | 240.20 | 546.20 | 1469.90 | 226.55 | 4711.18 |
| Production of Prawn Seed | Lakhs | 3.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 | 0 | 2.04 | 0 | 8.00 |
P: Provisional
Source: Economic Review of Tripura 2017-18
District-wise Productivity of Fishery, 2017-18(P):
(Productivity / hac./ year.)
| Particulars | Unit | North | Unakoti | Dhalai | Khowai | West | Sepahijala | Gomati | South | Total |
| From Culture Fisheries | Kgs | 2434 | 2444 | 2576 | 2912 | 2798 | 2673 | 2558 | 2597 | 2619 |
| From Capture Fisheries | Kgs | 350 | 440 | 183 | 89 | 600 | 272 | 200 | 267 | 222 |
P: Provisional
Source: Economic Review of Tripura 2017-18
Fisheries in Tripura, 1995-96 to 2015-16:
(Production in tones, Value Rs. in Lakh)
| Year | Production | Fish Sun Drying | ||||
| Inland Fish | Subsistence | Total | Value of Fish | Production | Value | |
| 1995-96 | 11474 | 1275 | 12749 | 5227 | 21 | 17 |
| 1996-97 | 11775 | 1280 | 13055 | 5874 | 23 | 20 |
| 1997-98 | 12070 | 1298 | 13368 | 6416 | 247 | 222 |
| 1998-99 | 12183 | 1505 | 13688 | 6844 | 252 | 236 |
| 1999-00 | 12335 | 1682 | 14017 | 8130 | 258 | 245 |
| 2000-01 | 12112 | 2240 | 14352 | 8611 | 210 | 2 02 |
| 2001-02 | 12344 | 2351 | 14695 | 9110 | 244 | 229 |
| 2002-03 | 12530 | 3625 | 16155 | 10178 | 240 | 293 |
| 2003-04 | 13955 | 4025 | 17980 | 11687 | 429 | 644 |
| 2004-05 | 16070 | 3768 | 19838 | 13886 | 503 | 755 |
| 2005-06 | 19097 | 4774 | 23871 | 16709 | 644 | 966 |
| 2006-07 | 21465 | 5035 | 26500 | 19081 | 859 | 1287 |
| 2007-08 | 26480.1 | 6349.56 | 32829 | 26263 | 904 | 1356 |
| 2008-09 | 29962.45 | 7028.23 | 36990.68 | 32181.89 | 850.78 | 1191.09 |
| 2009-10 | 32844 | 8210 | 41054 | 36948.6 | 963.67 | 1445.5 |
| 2011-12 | 49145 | 4204.67 | 53350.24 | 49551.3 | 1703.66 | 4267.59 |
| 2012-13 | 51821.65 | 6833.36 | 58655.01 | 87982.49 | 2028.11 | 6084.33 |
| 2013-14 | 54705.99 | 7244.01 | 61950 | 123900 | 1010.29 | 3536.01 |
| 2014-15 | 59299 | 5865 | 65164 | 130327 | 586 | 1172 |
| 2015-16 | 60815 | 7516 | 68331 | 170828 | 820 | 2050 |
Source: Statistical Abstract of Tripura 2016
District-wise Fisheries in Tripura, 2015-16:
(Production in tones, Value Rs. in Lakh)
| District/ State | Production | Fish Sun Drying | ||||
| Inland Fish | Subsistence | Total | Value of Fish | Production | Value | |
| Dhalai | 8697 | 1075 | 9772 | 24432 | 118 | 295 |
| Gomati | 10595 | 1310 | 11905 | 29761 | 143 | 357 |
| Khowai | 7600 | 939 | 8539 | 21348 | 102 | 255 |
| North | 6785 | 838 | 7623 | 19057 | 91 | 228 |
| Sepahijala | 8758 | 1082 | 9840 | 24600 | 118 | 295 |
| South | 7051 | 872 | 7923 | 19808 | 95 | 238 |
| Unokoti | 4968 | 614 | 5582 | 13956 | 67 | 167 |
| West | 6361 | 786 | 7147 | 17866 | 86 | 215 |
| Total | 60815 | 7516 | 68331 | 170828 | 820 | 2050 |
Source: Statistical Abstract of Tripura 2016
Funds Released for Development of Fisheries Sector under National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) in Tripura, 2013-2014 to 2015-2016:
(Rs. in Lakh)
| State | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
| Tripura | 168.18 | 11.76 | 166.42 |
| India | 11745.28 | 8643.90 | 7317.85 |
Source : Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 65, dated on 01.03.2016