- Mangroves play a large role in promoting the health of marine fisheries and have a significant impact on the total catch of those fisheries
- "Studies from across the world indicate that the relative contribution of mangrove-related fish species to total fisheries' catch is significant in most cases. The more recent studies (excluding the small-Island studies) estimate mangroves' contribution to fisheries in the range of 10 - 32 percent" (4)
- "an increase in fish production can come from an increase in production efficiency that may be positively influenced by the presence of mangroves" (5)
- Mangroves in India in particular are important for maintaining fishery efficiency and ensuring a stable food supply for the population
- "The results of the analysis indicate that mangroves do have a positive impact on fish production, which is evidenced through their influence on the technical efficiency of fish production" (17)
- "The contribution of mangroves to total marine fish production in India, as per the estimates in this study, may be taken to be in the range of 23 - 34 percent" (21)
- The actual quantified value of mangroves when using the percentage of their contribution to fishery efficiency is approximately Rs. 68-100 billion, or Rs. 1.46 - 2.15 lahks per hectare
- "Applying to this value, the percentage contribution of mangroves to marine fisheries estimated in this paper (i.e. 23 - 34 percent) gives the rupee value of mangroves' contribution to marine fisheries in the range of Rs. 68 - 100 billion in India in 2012-13. On a per hectare basis, the economic value of mangroves' contribution to marine fisheries in India translates into Rs. 1.46 - 2.15 lakhs per hectare in 2012-13 prices" (22-23)