Status of marine fisheries at Cochin Fisheries Harbour

Cochin Fisheries Harbour is the major fishing harbour in Ernakulam district of Kerala State, which contributes 6 to 11% of the annual state landings. It have berthing facilities for 60 deep sea trawlers and 900 smaller fishing vessels besides country crafts. This report presents gearwise and seasonwise marine fish landings during the period 1971 to 2000

The mini trawl fishery of Kerala

Mini trawl operation started in Kerala during 1987, is another post motorisation innovation like the ring seine by the artisanal fishers. During 1987-2002, annual mini trawl landings ranged between 1,500 and 18,600 tonnes. The minimum landing was in 1987, when this gear was introduced for the first time in Kerala and the peak landings of 18,600 tonnes was during 1997. The low investment of the mini trawls at the initial stage has attracted more fishermen. A trend in component group landings and seasonal trends have been cited in this information. They could earn more for their livelihood with less investment. Prawns which come to the nearby shore for breeding, are caught by this gear. Appropriate management measures need to be taken to regulate this fishery for ensuring sustrainbility and better livelihood for the artisanal sector

Status of marine fisheries in Kerala with reference to ban of monsoon trawling

Kerala has been the forerunner in the adoption of technological innovations in fishing operations. The latter part of the sixities and the early seventies witnessed spectacular spread in the mechanised trawling. Purse seineing was introduced in the latter part of the seventies though did not pick up as in the neighbouring state of Karnataka forsome reason or other. However, in the hindsight even this did not make such a conspicuous impact as has been made by the popular motorization of the indigenous craft in the early eighties and the consequent changes brought about in the structure of Kerala fisheries. The ring seine which was introduced in 1986 by its popularity became the main stay of the artisanal fisheries of Kerala in a very short time

Brief report on the marine fisheries of Puri, Orissa

Puri, one of the southern districts of Orissa has 155 kms of coast line with 35 fishing villages and 12 landing centres. Nuagarh (Astarang), Pentakota, Konark (Chandrabhaga), Kaliakona, Arkhakuda are the major landing centres. Nuagarh is the only fishing harbour in Puri district. The present report highlights the marine fish landings for 20 years from 1987-2006 from Puri district

Review of the marine fisheries of West Bengal during 2002

The continental shelf along West Bengal is wide (nearly 150km),shallow and the sea bottom is muddy.State's annual income from marine sector has accounced for more than Rs.460 crores, at the first sale

Overview of marine fish landings in India during 2005 - 2006

The estimated all India total marine fish landings during the year 2006 was 2.71 million t compared to 2.30 million t in 2005 which showed 18.1% increase The sector-wise contributions in 2005 were, 69.5%, 25.9% and 4.6% by the mechanised, motorised and non-motorised sectors respectively and in 2006 it was 71.1%, 24.1% and 4.8% respectively (Table 1). Trawl nets, gillnets, dol/bagnets and seine nets are the important gears operating along the Indian coasts

Marine fisheries of the north-east coast of India during 2008

The north-east region of India comprises of the states of West Bengal and Orissa. There are about 100 landing centres distributed in these two coastal states, of which most of them record seasonal fishing. The estimated marine fish landings in this region was 4.83 lakh t in 2008, which formed about 15% of the total ‘all India landings’

Marine fisheries in Kerala - an overview

The state of Kerala, located at the extreme southern narrow strip of the Indian sub-continent is wedged between the Arabian Sea to the west and the Western Ghats to the east. It is lying between 8°18', 12° 48' north latitudes and 74° 52', 77° 22' east longitudes. Kerala coast runs for about 590 km with 190 landing centres spreading over nine coastal districts

Appraisal of the Marine Fisheries in Andhra Pradesh

With a coastline of about 980 km, Andhra Pradesh has a rich marine fishery resource and, producing on an average 1,21,000 t of marine fish, it ranks fifth among the maritime States. The vast segment of the continental shelf, of nearly 31,000 sq km, bordering nine coastal districts, receives copious rains from both the monsoons, aside from the mighty discharge of two great rivers, the Godavary and the Krishna, thus greatly enriching its flora and fauna- Nevertheless, it is subject to extreme climatic vicissitudes. Whereas the coast is caressed by gentle waves during January-April, it is liable to be hit by devastating cyclones during October-November, such as the one that had occurred in the N. E. monsoon of 1977 and caused an infernal misery, which is still fresh in the mind of the coastal people. Well-developed coastal reads and shelters are, however, now constructed in order to save lives and property during cyclones

Marine fisheries of the south-west coast of India during 2009-2010

The south-west coast of India has been the major contributor of the country’s fish production with a coastline of 994 km along the maritime states of Kerala, Karnataka and Goa. In this region, 2.79 lakh fishermen are directly or indirectly involved in marine fisheries sector. The marine fish landings in this coast continued to grow, rising from 8.75 lakh t to 10.83 lakh t, contributing 27.3% and 32.4% to the national fish production in 2009 and 2010 respectively