Uttar Pradesh received the best state-inland fisheries award at the Global Fisheries Conference 2023 held on the occasion of World Fisheries Day in Ahmedabad on Wednesday( 22 November 2023). 

• World Fisheries Day is celebrated on 21st November every year to demonstrate solidarity with all fisherfolk, fish farmers and concerned stakeholders 
• The award was received by UP fisheries minister Sanjay Nishad, ACS fisheries Rajneesh Dube and director, fisheries Prashant Sharma.
• Nishad said the fish production in the state in 2022 was over 8 lakh metric tonne, while this year it is around 9.1 lakh metric tonne.
• Meanwhile, the production of fish seeds, which was around 27,128 lakh metric tonne last year, has increased to around 36,187 lakh metric tonne this year.