TABLE 5 : NUMBER OF COASTAL AQUACULTURE ESTABLISHMENTS AND AREA UNDER CULTURE BY AQUACULTURE SPECIES AND BY COASTAL ZONE : 1995

Coastal Zone Shrimp Fish Oyster Green mussel
No. of establishment Area under culture No. of establishment Area under culture No. of establishment Area under culture No. of establishment Area under culture
Whole Country 25,210 421,282 2,985 4,545 1,604 3,961 1,023 3,995
Coastal zone 1 4,428 121,994 270 255 872 1,355 7 65
Coastal zone 2 5,331 123,581 333 2,842 132 408 373 3,361
Coastal zone 3 2,531 47,677 88 397 288 2,039 105 435
Coastal zone 4 9,083 85,248 1,152 787 12 15 16 45
Coastal zone 5 3,837 42,782 1,142 264 300 144 522 89