With respect to India’s fishery sector, consider the following statements:

It is the largest producer of fish through aquaculture.

It is the second largest exporter of fish in the world.

Fisheries sector has been recognized as a sunrise sector.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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India is the 4^thlargest exporter of fish in the world as it contributes 7% to global fish production.
Fishing Sector in India is the third largest fish producing country and the second largest aquaculture fish producer in the world.
The country is also home to more than 10% of the global fish biodiversity and is one of the 17-mega biodiversity rich countries.
Fisheries and aquaculture witnessed manifold rise in its production during past decades, from 5 lakh tons in 1950-51 to 142 lakh tons in FY 2019-20.
The sector has contributed about 1.24% to the country’s Gross Value Added (GVA) and over 7.28% to the agricultural GVA.
Fisheries sector has been recognized as a ‘Sunrise Sector’ and has demonstrated an outstanding double-digit average annual growth of 10.87% since 2014-15.

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India is the 4^thlargest exporter of fish in the world as it contributes 7% to global fish production.
Fishing Sector in India is the third largest fish producing country and the second largest aquaculture fish producer in the world.
The country is also home to more than 10% of the global fish biodiversity and is one of the 17-mega biodiversity rich countries.
Fisheries and aquaculture witnessed manifold rise in its production during past decades, from 5 lakh tons in 1950-51 to 142 lakh tons in FY 2019-20.
The sector has contributed about 1.24% to the country’s Gross Value Added (GVA) and over 7.28% to the agricultural GVA.
Fisheries sector has been recognized as a ‘Sunrise Sector’ and has demonstrated an outstanding double-digit average annual growth of 10.87% since 2014-15.