Manipur: Emoinu Fish Festival 2025 Surpasses Target with 86,286 kg Fish Production

IMPHAL: The annual Emoinu Fish Festival, 2025, organized by the Department of Fisheries of the Government of Manipur at Hapta Kangjeibung, Imphal, witnessed significant fish production by surpassing the department's sale target of 80,000 kg.

According to the department, against the sale target of 80,000 kg, the festival's fish production recorded 86,286 kg, comprising IMCs, exotic carps, Indigenous fish species, etc.

The fish farmers of Imphal West district produced 38,720 kg of fish varieties, followed by Bishnupur district with 19,425 kg, Thoubal district with 18,940 kg, and Imphal East with 4,720 kg, respectively. Other districts, such as Senapati, Tamenglong, and Ukhrul, as well as the offices of the chief executive officer, FFDA, Imphal, and Bishnupur, also participated.

The highlight of the fish mela is the sale of Nung-Nga, a popular indigenous riverine fish found mostly in the rivers of the hill districts of Manipur. Around 1000 kg of Nung-Nga fish cultured in the farm ponds were on sale. The fair also registered a robust business of agro-horti products, dry fish, and homemade products by internally displaced persons of relief camps worth Rs. 3.60 lakh.

The fair was held as a part of the sacred festival of Ima Imoinu Iratpa and served as a one-stop destination for religious offerings.

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