Current Science

Priyanka Iyer ¹, Sanjay Molur ¹, Rajeev Raghavan ², Neelesh Dahanukar ³, Rajeev Raghavan ⁴, Neelesh Dahanukar ⁴, Sanjay Molur ⁴, Nikhil Sood ⁵

Affiliations
1 Science and Policy Laboratory, Zoo Outreach Organization (ZOO), Coimbatore 641 035, IN
2 Department of Fisheries Resource Management, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Kochi 682 506, IN
3 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune 411 008, IN
4 Laboratory of Systematics, Ecology and Conservation, ZOO, Coimbatore 641 035, IN
5 India Gills, Dinnur Main Road, Ganganagar, Bengaluru 560 032, IN

Abstract

Aquarium or ornamental fish trade, although widely acknowledged as a large and diverse industry, is one of the most poorly known and documented activities within the global fisheries sector. For example, there is very little up-to-date statistics on the number and quantity of species involved, major exporting countries, number of export units and trade value at different points. The aquarium industry is viewed as both positively (socio-economic and livelihood benefits) and negatively (over-harvest, habitat destruction, alien species invasions) influential, and therefore is often considered a practice that divides opinion.

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