Section 3 in West Bengal Inland Fisheries Rules, 1985
3. Prevailing norms of proper utilization of multi-ownership or other tanks.
The prevailing norms of pisciculture shall mean and include all the following :(a)The embankment of the tank shall be such as to prevent unregulated ingress or egress of water:(b)The tank shall be deweeded regularly so that at least three-fourth or the water-body remain free from weeds;(c)The stocking of fish seed in the tank shall be at least four thousand cultivable carps or at least eight thousand other cultivable species per ha.Explanation : For the purpose of this rule cultivable carps shall mean and include rohu. mrigal, calbasu, silver carp, grass carp and common carp and other cultivable species shall mean and include magur, singhi, kai, javanias, bata, sarpunti, gaida, bagda, parse, bhangan and bhekti;(d)There shall be supplementary feeding, manuring and liming as may be required in a given condition and as the competent authority may consider reasonable.
