[1] A growing demand for fish as a dietary supplement was reported in the mid-1970s following a 1974 FAO aquaculture study and a 1976 FAO survey of rivers and lakes to determine the level of fish stock.
[1] In 1977 the Department of Animal Husbandry established a Fishery Development Program, initially for stocking rivers with game fish and for developing commercial capability as a long-term goal.
[1] Between 1979 and 1987, an average of 1,000 tons of fish were caught or produced annually.
[1] The Integrated Fisheries Development Project was started at Geylegphug in 1985.
[1] The National Warm Water Fish Culture Centre supplied fish to farmers, and some twenty-one tons of carp were produced at fisheries for local and national consumption.