Question

S1: Marine fisheries include fishes from coastal areas like Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

S2: Inland fisheries include fishes caught from rivers, lakes and ponds like Bay of Bengal.

Select the relevant options from the following:

• A. S1: True; S2: True
• B. S1: True; S2: False
• C. S1: False; S2: True
• D. S1: False; S2: False

Answer 1

The correct option is B S1: True; S2: False

Marine or sea fisheries include fishing in coastal areas, as well as off-shore and deep-sea fishing. It covers states like Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Kerala.

Inland or freshwater fisheries include fishes caught in the rivers, lakes, canals, reservoirs, ponds, and tanks from states like Andhra Pradesh.