The TFP was jointly financed by IDA, the UK Overseas Development Administration, the government of Bangladesh, and UNDP, with assistance from local NGOs. In India, the Shrimp and Fish Culture Project focuses on increasing shrimp production on government lands converted to shrimp farms, with 75 percent of ponds leased to poor coastal households, providing access to the benefits of shrimp farming to those who otherwise could not afford to become involved. The inland component supports efforts by cooperative societies to gain access to fishing rights in lakes and reservoirs, credit to begin rearing fingerlings, and purchase of appropriate fishing gear and boats. Conclusion Expansion of aquaculture is inevitable. Its development is driven by an increased demand for products and a need to shift from a high dependency on overexploited inland and marine capture fisheries that have become increasingly threatened.
Some species face extinction unless fishing pressure is suspended or vastly reduced.
Expansion of aquaculture follows the historical changes from a high dependency on land-based hunting and gathering to agriculture and animal husbandry. Accordingly, greater reliance on aquaculture will further reduce dependency on aquatic natural resources and enhance the capacity to foster conservation of natural aquatic habitats and biodiversity - carpe diem. The Status of Fisheries and Aquaculture - 1996 . Review of the State of World Aquaculture. Inland Water Resources and Aquaculture Service, Fisheries Resource Division.