FISHERIES RESOURCES

Ganjam is potentially rich in inland and Brackish Water Fisheries. It has coast line of 60 Kms with 26 fishing villages and 14 fish landing centres. There are about 20,000  fishermen  population dependent on in land , Brackish Water and marine fisheries. The available  in land water resources are 27,686 hectares , out of which 8321.33 hectares are ponds and 19364.91  hectares are reservoirs. The area developed till 31st March 1994 was 5005.42 hectares (pond) and 1910 hectares (reservoirs).
The brackish water  fisheries development agency had surveyed the area suitable for   brackish  water  prawn  culture  in  the  5 coastal blocks viz. Chatrapur, Ganjam, Khallikote, Rangeilunda and Chikiti and found that 2,845.26 hectares are available for development , of  this  2394.35  hectares belong to Govt. and 450.90 hectares belong to private owners. The  area  developed  till 31st March 1994 under brackish water fisheries was 1284.28 hectares.