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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
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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 countryтАЩs 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
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