The Economic Review of Tripura reveals that the state in which 95 per cent people are fish eater and local production of fish in Tripura is 71,981.28 MT. The demand for fish is high, the state exports fish from others state. A total of 20,551.17 MT fish imported in the year 2016-17 from Bangladesh and others state of India, informed by Directorate of Economics & Statistics Planning (Statistics) Department, Government of Tripura, Agartala. A total of 11,783.27 MT fish imported from Bangladesh and 8,767.90 MT fish also imported from others state of India for the fulfillment of fish demand in Tripura, informed the report of Economic Review of Tripura, 2016-17. The total availability of fish in Tripura is 92,532.45 MT. The officers of fishery department, Government of Tripura informed that there is tremendous potential of available aqua resources in the state, the local production of fish can meet only 18.91 kg against actual per capita fish consumption demand of 22.28 kg at the end of 2015-16. The other factors have also influenced to raise consumption demand of fish due to population growth, rising incomes, urbanization and improved marketing distribution channels. Thus, the department has given much emphasis to reduce the gap between consumption demand and local production and to fulfill the consumption requirement of fish in coming years for its populace through implementation of various schemes in the State, added officers of fishery department of Tripura. The scientists of fishery department said on the basis of the statistical report that fish remains an important favored food commodity as well as provides a great source of nutrition, income and livelihoods for nearly one lakh eighty two thousand people in Tripura. Besides, fish being an important constituent of daily diet of more than 95 per cent of its populace, the role played by fisheries department of Tripura towards the food security of State’s population is significant. The per capita consumption of fish in the State is reported to be highest among the Inland States of the country. The state Tripura has made considerable achievements with regard to carp seed production. Presently, Tripura is surplus in fish seed production. This is the first state in the North East, rather one of the very few land locked States of the country, to produce seed of fresh water prawn in artificial sea water on a commercial scale, informed the fishery department.