Maldive fish
The abundant sea harvest of the Indian Ocean around the Atolls of the Maldives and, Lakshadweep in India yields many pelagic fishes, like skipjack, yellowfin tuna, little tunny (known locally as laṭṭi) and frigate mackerel. All these fishes have been traditionally processed on the Maldive Islands as a main source of food as well as income for Maldivians.
Chilika Lake
Butter catfish and "Wallago attu" are the most common type of fish found in the lake. 11 species of fish, 5 species of prawn and 2 crab species are commercially important. The commercially important prawn are giant tiger prawn ("Metapenaeus monoceros"), Indian prawn ("Penaeus indicus"), "Metapenaeus monoceros" (Speckled shrimp), "Metapenaeus affinis" (Pink prawn) and "Metapenaeus dobson" (Kadal shrimp). Mangrove crab is the most important commercial crab. Fish landings in the lake, which fluctuated in the past, have recorded a remarkable recovery after the opening of the new mouth and dredging of silt –choked old mouth Magarmukh in 2000–2001, resulted in a better intermixing of the tidal influx from the sea and freshwater inflow from rivers. Against an all time lowest landing of fish and prawn of in 1995–96, the all-time high is reported to be during 2001–2002 resulting in an estimated per capita income for the fisher folk of Rs 19,575 (about US$392) during the year. Recently, the Government of Odisha have issued a notification banning the lease of Chilika Lake for Culture Fishery.The Irrawaddy dolphin ("Orcaella brevirostris") is the flagship species of Chilika lake. Chilika is home to the only known population of Irrawaddy dolphins in India
and one of only two lagoons in the world that are home to this species.
It is classified as Endangered according to IUCN.