Popular marine fish varieties include pomphret, mackerel, tuna, sardines and Bombay duck. Some marine fish of high economic value are also farmed in sea water. This includes finned fishes like mullets, bhetki, and pearl spots, shellfish such as prawn, mussels and oysters as well as sea weed. Oysters are also cultivated for the pearls they make.
As marine fish stocks get further depleted the demand for more fish can only be met by such culture fisheries a practice called mariculture.
