India, Feb. 18 -- Fish production in Odisha's Chilika lake went down by around 1,200 tonnes in 2024-25 in comparison to the figure in 2023-24.

This was revealed by Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik in the Odisha Assembly today.

The Minister made this revelation while replying to a query of Jatni MLA Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray in the House.

According to the Minister, Chilika lake recorded fish production of 20,947.42 tonnes in 2023-24. The fishermen caught altogether 14, 413.12 tonnes of fish, 6,109.59 tonnes of shrimps and 424.71 tonnes of crabs from the brackish-water lake in 2023-24.

However, the lagoon recorded 19,754.30 tonnes of fish production in 2024-25. The figure includes 13,344.25 tonnes o...