Q.Give the economic importance of prawn fishery

Step 1. Prawn flesh is palatable and nutritionally valuable — rich in glycogen and protein with a low fat content — making it a desirable food product.

Step 2. India's prawn fishery spans four distinct types (shallow water, estuarine/backwater, freshwater and marine), each supporting livelihoods in a different coastal or inland region.

Step 3. Both freshwater culture (e.g. Macrobrachium rosenbergii) and marine culture are actively practised, with harvesting possible up to twice a year in freshwater systems, adding to the industry's productive value. …

Summarise prawn's nutritional value and the range of fishery types/practices the chapter describes …

• Describing only prawn's food value and omitting the breadth of fishery types (shallow, estuarine, freshwater …