author(s)
Rajpal Yadav, Rohitash Yadav, Naresh Raj Keer, Shekhar Nath Ojha and Ananthan PS

abstract
This study was carried-out to understand the factors affecting fish production and potential in Rajasthan, the investigation was done from the year 2001 to 2017 with the relation to year wise fish production. The annual compound growth rate of fish production in last 17 years is 7.98%, whereas the average growth rate is 12.34%. Data shows that there is large number of untapped natural fisheries resource are available in the states which need to be utilized for welfare of the farmers/fishers. Variables namely ‘fish seed production, number of seed hatchery, available water area’ in the districts correlated and regressed with fish production. Factors like as, ‘fish seed production and supply’ and the ‘number of fish seed hatchery in state’ was found to be affecting fish production. These factors depicted a significant relationship with fish production. Henceforth, the government must redesign the organizational structure to increase the seed production and No. of hatcheries (including both public and private sectors) in the state.