There are two methods of obtaining fish.

The one method is capture fishing from natural resources such as freshwater resources (i.e., canals, pools, reservoirs and rivers), brackish water resources (i.e., estuaries and lagoons) and marine fishery resources (i.e., coastline and deep seas)

The other method involves culturing. feeding, breeding and are fish production. Fish farming is based on aquaculture which includes production of useful aquatic plants and animals such as fishes, prawns, crayfish, lobsters, crabs, shrimps, mussels, oysters and seaweeds by proper utilization of available waters in the country. Aquaculture includes mariculture and freshwater culture fisheries.