Author(s): Tynjuhbor Jyrwa, Oman Leyoo Passah, Vipin Vyas and Anubhuti Minare

Abstract: The present research was conducted to study the present and future status of Fisheries in South West Khasi Hills District, to protect and conserved the different types of fish species and their aquatic environments, to study the different types of fish sanctuaries located in South West Khasi Hills District, to analyze the water quality parameters and to provide information by organizing awareness programmed to the people residents in the rural areas. The fishery resource of South West Khasi Hills District is very vast and roughly comprises of 345.97 km of rivers and streams, 0.5 ha of beels and 205.65 ha of ponds and tanks. The district is well-rich in terms of fauna diversity. Four selected areas of fish sanctuaries are being studied within the district. Results reveals that the fish production has increase and it has reached about 624.63 metric tons as in 2023-2024, and the fish seed production from 2016-17 to 2023-24 is 9,590,820 numbers from both fry and fingerlings, higher production of fish seed was noted in 2023-2024 at around 22,40000 numbers of fish seed was produced. The present of fish sanctuaries in the district has increase the availability of fish species and increase fish production.

DOI: 10.22271/fish.2025.v13.i4a.3115

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